Registered nurse · Bend, OR

Registered nurse in Bend: $3,953/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Bend at $135,010 a year. About 2,500 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $93,660 and the 90th is $158,530. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,953 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 166 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,953

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,010

$93,660 to $158,530

Rent (1 bd)

$1,576

$1,876 (2 bd)

Employment

2,500

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

14th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $135,010.

Taxes$3,611
Rent$1,576
Other living costs$2,111
Left over$3,953

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,010
Federal income tax: −$21,649
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,328
State income tax (OR): −$11,356
Take-home pay: $91,677
Effective tax rate: 32.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,576
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $537
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,687

Left over each month

$11,251 gross, minus $3,611 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.

$3,953

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Bend?

$135,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,500 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Bend?

$3,953 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 166 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Bend.