Registered nurse · Blacksburg, VA

Registered nurse in Blacksburg: $2,093/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Blacksburg at $81,230 a year. About 1,330 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $64,660 and the 90th is $95,330. Pay ranks 267th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,093 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 121 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,093

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,230

$64,660 to $95,330

Rent (1 bd)

$1,103

$1,313 (2 bd)

Employment

1,330

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

267th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,230.

Taxes$1,635
Rent$1,103
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$2,093

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,230
Federal income tax: −$9,485
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,214
State income tax (VA): −$3,924
Take-home pay: $61,607
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,103
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,041

Left over each month

$6,769 gross, minus $1,635 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.

$2,093

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $2,741/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Blacksburg?

$81,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,330 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 121 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Blacksburg.