Registered nurse · Goldsboro, NC

Registered nurse in Goldsboro: $2,319/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Goldsboro at $82,740 a year. About 950 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 $68,950 and the 90th is $104,720. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 182 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,319

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,740

$68,950 to $104,720

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,172 (2 bd)

Employment

950

Location quotient 1.08

Pay rank

221st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,740.

Taxes$1,593
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$2,319

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,740
Federal income tax: −$9,817
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,330
State income tax (NC): −$2,975
Take-home pay: $63,619
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $605
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,983

Left over each month

$6,895 gross, minus $1,593 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.

$2,319

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $2,741/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Goldsboro?

$82,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 182 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Goldsboro.