Registered nurse · Buffalo, NY

Registered nurse in Buffalo: $3,064/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Buffalo at $99,060 a year. About 13,830 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $78,490 and the 90th is $117,980. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,064 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 249 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,064

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,060

$78,490 to $117,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,169

$1,392 (2 bd)

Employment

13,830

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

90th 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 $99,060.

Taxes$2,157
Rent$1,169
Other living costs$1,865
Left over$3,064

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,060
Federal income tax: −$13,407
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,578
State income tax (NY): −$4,895
Take-home pay: $73,179
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,169
Groceries: $372
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $419
Utilities and internet: $233
Everything else: $326
Total spending: $3,034

Left over each month

$8,255 gross, minus $2,157 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.

$3,064

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Buffalo?

$99,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 13,830 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,064 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Buffalo.