Registered nurse · Eugene, OR

Registered nurse in Eugene: $3,071/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Eugene at $113,720 a year. About 3,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $95,280 and the 90th is $139,500. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,071 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 157 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,071

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$113,720

$95,280 to $139,500

Rent (1 bd)

$1,403

$1,670 (2 bd)

Employment

3,590

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

35th 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 $113,720.

Taxes$2,895
Rent$1,403
Other living costs$2,108
Left over$3,071

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $113,720
Federal income tax: −$16,632
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,700
State income tax (OR): −$9,409
Take-home pay: $78,979
Effective tax rate: 30.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,403
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $535
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,511

Left over each month

$9,477 gross, minus $2,895 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.

$3,071

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Eugene?

$113,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,071 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 157 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Eugene.