Registered nurse · Davenport, IA
Registered nurse in Davenport: $2,478/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Davenport at $77,150 a year. About 3,520 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $63,650 and the 90th is $98,610. Pay ranks 349th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,478 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 163 miles away, at $3,335 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,478
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,150
$63,650 to $98,610
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
3,520
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
349th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $77,150.
- Taxes$1,405
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$2,478
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,150
- Federal income tax
- −$8,587
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,902
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,377
- Take-home pay
- $60,284
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$6,429 gross, minus $1,405 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$2,478
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $3,335/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Davenport?
$77,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,520 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Davenport?
$2,478 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
La Crosse, about 163 miles away, leaves $3,335 a month, more than Davenport.