Registered nurse · Erie, PA
Registered nurse in Erie: $2,276/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Erie at $80,000 a year. About 3,060 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $65,820 and the 90th is $102,040. Pay ranks 302nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($804/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,276 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 194 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,276
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,000
$65,820 to $102,040
Rent (1 bd)
$804
$957 (2 bd)
Employment
3,060
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
302nd of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,000.
- Taxes$1,549
- Rent$804
- Other living costs$2,038
- Left over$2,276
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,000
- Federal income tax
- −$9,214
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,120
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,456
- City / county wage tax
- −$800
- Take-home pay
- $61,410
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $804
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,842
Left over each month
$6,667 gross, minus $1,549 in tax and $2,842 in living costs.
$2,276
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 Erie?
$80,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,060 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Erie?
$2,276 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $804, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Flint, about 194 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Erie.