Registered nurse · Fort Collins, CO
Registered nurse in Fort Collins: $2,774/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Fort Collins at $97,600 a year. The 10th percentile is $72,410 and the 90th is $123,590. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,774 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, at $3,210 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,774
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,600
$72,410 to $123,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
101st of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $97,600.
- Taxes$2,017
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$2,774
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,600
- Federal income tax
- −$13,086
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,466
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,652
- Take-home pay
- $73,396
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$8,133 gross, minus $2,017 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$2,774
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $3,210/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Fort Collins?
$97,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Fort Collins?
$2,774 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Cheyenne, about 61 miles away, leaves $3,210 a month, more than Fort Collins.