Registered nurse · Chambersburg, PA

Registered nurse in Chambersburg: $2,467/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Chambersburg at $85,270 a year. About 1,030 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $64,970 and the 90th is $112,790. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,467 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 178 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,467

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$85,270

$64,970 to $112,790

Rent (1 bd)

$897

$1,068 (2 bd)

Employment

1,030

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

175th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $85,270.

Taxes$1,697
Rent$897
Other living costs$2,045
Left over$2,467

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $85,270
Federal income tax: −$10,373
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,523
State income tax (PA): −$2,618
City / county wage tax: −$853
Take-home pay: $64,903
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $897
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $2,942

Left over each month

$7,106 gross, minus $1,697 in tax and $2,942 in living costs.

$2,467

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,162/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Chambersburg?

$85,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,030 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,467 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Binghamton, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than Chambersburg.