Registered nurse · Fairbanks, AK
Registered nurse in Fairbanks: $3,427/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Fairbanks median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Alaska median, $109,480 a year. Alaska has about 7,510 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $85,030 and the 90th is $149,070. On the pay used here, Fairbanks ranks 43rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,427 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $3,774 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,427
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,480
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,378
$1,640 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
43rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $109,480.
- Taxes$2,006
- Rent$1,378
- Other living costs$2,312
- Left over$3,427
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,480
- Federal income tax
- −$15,700
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,375
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $85,405
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,378
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $656
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,690
Left over each month
$9,123 gross, minus $2,006 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.
$3,427
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $3,774/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Fairbanks?
$109,480 a year. That figure is the Alaska median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Fairbanks?
$3,427 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,774 a month, more than Fairbanks.