Registered nurse · Dayton, OH
Registered nurse in Dayton: $2,352/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Dayton at $82,510 a year. About 11,640 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.44). The 10th percentile is $71,180 and the 90th is $103,230. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,018/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 $2,352 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 222 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,352
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,510
$71,180 to $103,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,018
$1,212 (2 bd)
Employment
11,640
Location quotient 1.44
Pay rank
229th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,510.
- Taxes$1,607
- Rent$1,018
- Other living costs$1,899
- Left over$2,352
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,510
- Federal income tax
- −$9,766
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,312
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,553
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,650
- Take-home pay
- $63,229
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,018
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $540
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$6,876 gross, minus $1,607 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$2,352
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 Dayton?
$82,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 11,640 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Dayton?
$2,352 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 $1,018, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Flint, about 222 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Dayton.