Registered nurse · Bloomington, IN

Registered nurse in Bloomington: $2,208/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Bloomington at $80,370 a year. About 1,630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $68,210 and the 90th is $98,920. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,062/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,208 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Battle Creek, about 225 miles away, at $3,166 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,208

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,370

$68,210 to $98,920

Rent (1 bd)

$1,062

$1,264 (2 bd)

Employment

1,630

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

291st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,370.

Taxes$1,586
Rent$1,062
Other living costs$1,842
Left over$2,208

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,370
Federal income tax: −$9,295
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,148
State income tax (IN): −$2,381
City / county wage tax: −$1,206
Take-home pay: $61,340
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,062
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $470
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,904

Left over each month

$6,698 gross, minus $1,586 in tax and $2,904 in living costs.

$2,208

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Battle Creek, $3,166/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Bloomington?

$80,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,208 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,062, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Battle Creek, about 225 miles away, leaves $3,166 a month, more than Bloomington.