Registered nurse · Huntsville, AL

Registered nurse in Huntsville: $1,970/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Huntsville at $77,090 a year. About 6,800 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $51,760 and the 90th is $98,260. Pay ranks 351st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,970 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 152 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,970

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,090

$51,760 to $98,260

Rent (1 bd)

$1,050

$1,250 (2 bd)

Employment

6,800

Location quotient 1.17

Pay rank

351st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $77,090.

Taxes$1,511
Rent$1,050
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$1,970

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $77,090
Federal income tax: −$8,574
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,897
State income tax (AL): −$3,665
Take-home pay: $58,954
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,050
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,943

Left over each month

$6,424 gross, minus $1,511 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.

$1,970

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Huntsville?

$77,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,800 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,970 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 152 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Huntsville.