Registered nurse · Elmira, NY

Registered nurse in Elmira: $2,298/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Elmira at $82,820 a year. About 730 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $67,050 and the 90th is $98,450. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,298 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 181 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,298

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,820

$67,050 to $98,450

Rent (1 bd)

$898

$1,069 (2 bd)

Employment

730

Location quotient 1.00

Pay rank

220th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,820.

Taxes$1,677
Rent$898
Other living costs$2,029
Left over$2,298

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,820
Federal income tax: −$9,834
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,336
State income tax (NY): −$3,950
Take-home pay: $62,700
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $898
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $590
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $2,927

Left over each month

$6,902 gross, minus $1,677 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.

$2,298

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,163/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Elmira?

$82,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,298 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 181 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Elmira.