Registered nurse · El Centro, CA

Registered nurse in El Centro: $3,058/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in El Centro at $103,450 a year. About 950 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $84,500 and the 90th is $150,990. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,058 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 113 miles away, at $3,697 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,058

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,450

$84,500 to $150,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,009

$1,201 (2 bd)

Employment

950

Location quotient 0.67

Pay rank

52nd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $103,450.

Taxes$2,328
Rent$1,009
Other living costs$2,226
Left over$3,058

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,450
Federal income tax: −$14,373
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,914
State income tax (CA): −$5,648
Take-home pay: $75,515
Effective tax rate: 27.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,009
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $655
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,235

Left over each month

$8,621 gross, minus $2,328 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.

$3,058

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $3,697/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in El Centro?

$103,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,058 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Riverside, about 113 miles away, leaves $3,697 a month, more than El Centro.