Registered nurse · Hot Springs, AR

Registered nurse in Hot Springs: $2,401/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Hot Springs at $78,590 a year. About 1,160 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $59,760 and the 90th is $122,360. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. 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 Sherman, about 212 miles away, at $2,806 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,401

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,590

$59,760 to $122,360

Rent (1 bd)

$811

$965 (2 bd)

Employment

1,160

Location quotient 1.38

Pay rank

331st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $78,590.

Taxes$1,481
Rent$811
Other living costs$1,856
Left over$2,401

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,590
Federal income tax: −$8,904
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,012
State income tax (AR): −$2,852
Take-home pay: $60,822
Effective tax rate: 22.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $811
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,667

Left over each month

$6,549 gross, minus $1,481 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.

$2,401

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $2,806/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Hot Springs?

$78,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,160 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,401 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Sherman, about 212 miles away, leaves $2,806 a month, more than Hot Springs.