Registered nurse · Elizabethtown, KY

Registered nurse in Elizabethtown: $2,041/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Elizabethtown at $77,930 a year. About 870 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $63,530 and the 90th is $105,250. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($942/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,041 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 221 miles away, at $2,903 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,041

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,930

$63,530 to $105,250

Rent (1 bd)

$942

$1,121 (2 bd)

Employment

870

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

340th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $77,930.

Taxes$1,573
Rent$942
Other living costs$1,938
Left over$2,041

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $77,930
Federal income tax: −$8,759
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,962
State income tax (KY): −$2,986
City / county wage tax: −$1,169
Take-home pay: $59,054
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $942
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $569
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,880

Left over each month

$6,494 gross, minus $1,573 in tax and $2,880 in living costs.

$2,041

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $2,903/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Elizabethtown?

$77,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,041 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $942, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Champaign, about 221 miles away, leaves $2,903 a month, more than Elizabethtown.