Registered nurse · Hagerstown, MD

Registered nurse in Hagerstown: $2,401/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Hagerstown at $92,770 a year. About 2,240 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $63,360 and the 90th is $121,430. Pay ranks 136th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,401 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 207 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,401

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$92,770

$63,360 to $121,430

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

2,240

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

136th 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 $92,770.

Taxes$2,178
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$1,985
Left over$2,401

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $92,770
Federal income tax: −$12,023
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,097
State income tax (MD): −$4,233
City / county wage tax: −$2,783
Take-home pay: $66,634
Effective tax rate: 28.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,152

Left over each month

$7,731 gross, minus $2,178 in tax and $3,152 in living costs.

$2,401

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 Hagerstown?

$92,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,240 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,401 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Binghamton, about 207 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than Hagerstown.