Registered nurse · Gettysburg, PA

Registered nurse in Gettysburg: $2,563/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Gettysburg at $88,260 a year. About 480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $71,730 and the 90th is $100,370. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,563 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 170 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,563

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,260

$71,730 to $100,370

Rent (1 bd)

$981

$1,168 (2 bd)

Employment

480

Location quotient 0.69

Pay rank

148th 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 $88,260.

Taxes$1,781
Rent$981
Other living costs$2,030
Left over$2,563

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,260
Federal income tax: −$11,031
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,752
State income tax (PA): −$2,710
City / county wage tax: −$883
Take-home pay: $66,885
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $981
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $576
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,011

Left over each month

$7,355 gross, minus $1,781 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.

$2,563

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,162/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Gettysburg?

$88,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,563 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Binghamton, about 170 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than Gettysburg.