Registered nurse · Daphne, AL

Registered nurse in Daphne: $1,798/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Daphne at $79,450 a year. About 1,770 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $58,710 and the 90th is $93,590. Pay ranks 312th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,798 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 225 miles away, at $2,392 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,798

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,450

$58,710 to $93,590

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

1,770

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

312th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,450.

Taxes$1,646
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,925
Left over$1,798

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,450
Federal income tax: −$9,093
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,078
State income tax (AL): −$3,783
City / county wage tax: −$795
Take-home pay: $59,702
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,177

Left over each month

$6,621 gross, minus $1,646 in tax and $3,177 in living costs.

$1,798

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,392/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Daphne?

$79,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,770 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,798 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Albany, about 225 miles away, leaves $2,392 a month, more than Daphne.