Registered nurse · Fort Wayne, IN

Registered nurse in Fort Wayne: $2,150/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Fort Wayne at $79,630 a year. About 6,450 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $66,160 and the 90th is $100,390. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($970/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,150 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 159 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,150

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,630

$66,160 to $100,390

Rent (1 bd)

$970

$1,155 (2 bd)

Employment

6,450

Location quotient 1.32

Pay rank

307th 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 $79,630.

Taxes$1,565
Rent$970
Other living costs$1,951
Left over$2,150

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,630
Federal income tax: −$9,133
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,092
State income tax (IN): −$2,359
City / county wage tax: −$1,194
Take-home pay: $60,852
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $970
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $579
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,921

Left over each month

$6,636 gross, minus $1,565 in tax and $2,921 in living costs.

$2,150

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 Fort Wayne?

$79,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,450 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,150 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $970, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 159 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Fort Wayne.