Registered nurse · Fresno, CA

Registered nurse in Fresno: $3,839/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Fresno at $125,420 a year. About 11,030 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $89,890 and the 90th is $167,160. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,839 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 157 miles away, at $7,291 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,839

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$125,420

$89,890 to $167,160

Rent (1 bd)

$1,356

$1,614 (2 bd)

Employment

11,030

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

29th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $125,420.

Taxes$3,053
Rent$1,356
Other living costs$2,204
Left over$3,839

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $125,420
Federal income tax: −$19,348
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,595
State income tax (CA): −$7,691
Take-home pay: $88,786
Effective tax rate: 29.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,356
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $633
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,560

Left over each month

$10,452 gross, minus $3,053 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.

$3,839

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,291/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Fresno?

$125,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 11,030 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Vallejo, about 157 miles away, leaves $7,291 a month, more than Fresno.