Registered nurse · Cincinnati, OH

Registered nurse in Cincinnati: $2,282/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Cincinnati at $83,650 a year. About 28,520 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 $67,820 and the 90th is $107,190. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,168/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,282 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Battle Creek, about 221 miles away, at $3,166 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,282

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,650

$67,820 to $107,190

Rent (1 bd)

$1,168

$1,391 (2 bd)

Employment

28,520

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

204th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $83,650.

Taxes$1,639
Rent$1,168
Other living costs$1,881
Left over$2,282

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,650
Federal income tax: −$10,017
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,399
State income tax (OH): −$1,584
City / county wage tax: −$1,673
Take-home pay: $63,977
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,168
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,049

Left over each month

$6,971 gross, minus $1,639 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.

$2,282

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 Cincinnati?

$83,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 28,520 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,282 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,168, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Battle Creek, about 221 miles away, leaves $3,166 a month, more than Cincinnati.