Registered nurse · Greensboro, NC

Registered nurse in Greensboro: $2,314/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Greensboro at $82,860 a year. About 6,240 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $66,400 and the 90th is $122,560. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,314 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 148 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,314

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,860

$66,400 to $122,560

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

6,240

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

218th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,860.

Taxes$1,597
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,314

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,860
Federal income tax: −$9,843
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,339
State income tax (NC): −$2,980
Take-home pay: $63,698
Effective tax rate: 23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $557
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,994

Left over each month

$6,905 gross, minus $1,597 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.

$2,314

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 Greensboro?

$82,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,240 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,314 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 148 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Greensboro.