Registered nurse · Bowling Green, KY

Registered nurse in Bowling Green: $2,085/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Bowling Green at $79,120 a year. About 1,870 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $64,380 and the 90th is $104,380. Pay ranks 318th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,085 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 243 miles away, at $2,903 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,085

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,120

$64,380 to $104,380

Rent (1 bd)

$948

$1,129 (2 bd)

Employment

1,870

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

318th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,120.

Taxes$1,608
Rent$948
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$2,085

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,120
Federal income tax: −$9,020
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,053
State income tax (KY): −$3,034
City / county wage tax: −$1,187
Take-home pay: $59,826
Effective tax rate: 24.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $948
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $584
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,901

Left over each month

$6,593 gross, minus $1,608 in tax and $2,901 in living costs.

$2,085

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $2,903/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Bowling Green?

$79,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,870 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,085 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $948, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Champaign, about 243 miles away, leaves $2,903 a month, more than Bowling Green.