Registered nurse · Florence, AL

Registered nurse in Florence: $1,576/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Florence at $66,360 a year. About 1,320 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $53,920 and the 90th is $91,110. Pay ranks 374th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,576 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 204 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,576

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$66,360

$53,920 to $91,110

Rent (1 bd)

$741

$882 (2 bd)

Employment

1,320

Location quotient 1.08

Pay rank

374th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $66,360.

Taxes$1,257
Rent$741
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$1,576

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $66,360
Federal income tax: −$6,213
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,077
State income tax (AL): −$3,128
City / county wage tax: −$664
Take-home pay: $51,279
Effective tax rate: 22.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $741
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,697

Left over each month

$5,530 gross, minus $1,257 in tax and $2,697 in living costs.

$1,576

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Florence?

$66,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,320 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,576 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 204 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Florence.