Registered nurse · Grand Island, NE

Registered nurse in Grand Island: $2,360/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Grand Island at $82,590 a year. About 830 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $61,900 and the 90th is $105,940. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,360 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 81 miles away, at $2,765 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,360

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,590

$61,900 to $105,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,082

$1,288 (2 bd)

Employment

830

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

228th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,590.

Taxes$1,626
Rent$1,082
Other living costs$1,814
Left over$2,360

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,590
Federal income tax: −$9,784
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,318
State income tax (NE): −$3,416
Take-home pay: $63,072
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,082
Groceries: $349
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $393
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,896

Left over each month

$6,883 gross, minus $1,626 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.

$2,360

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $2,765/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Grand Island?

$82,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,360 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Lincoln, about 81 miles away, leaves $2,765 a month, more than Grand Island.