Registered nurse · Harrisonburg, VA

Registered nurse in Harrisonburg: $2,436/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Harrisonburg median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Virginia median, $93,600 a year. BLS still counts about 980 registered nurse jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Virginia has about 77,490 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,830 and the 90th is $125,580. On the pay used here, Harrisonburg ranks 137th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,395/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,436 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 219 miles away, at $3,004 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,436

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,600

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,395

$1,661 (2 bd)

Employment

980

Location quotient 0.69

Pay rank

137th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $93,600.

Taxes$2,000
Rent$1,395
Other living costs$1,969
Left over$2,436

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,600
Federal income tax: −$12,206
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,160
State income tax (VA): −$4,636
Take-home pay: $69,598
Effective tax rate: 25.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,395
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $564
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,364

Left over each month

$7,800 gross, minus $2,000 in tax and $3,364 in living costs.

$2,436

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $3,004/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Harrisonburg?

$93,600 a year. That figure is the Virginia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 980 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,436 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,395, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Williamsport, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,004 a month, more than Harrisonburg.