Registered nurse · Jackson, MI
Registered nurse in Jackson: $3,004/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Jackson median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Michigan median, $94,300 a year. Michigan has about 104,950 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $77,260 and the 90th is $116,710. On the pay used here, Jackson ranks 127th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,004 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 65 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,004
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,300
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
127th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $94,300.
- Taxes$2,024
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$3,004
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,300
- Federal income tax
- −$12,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,214
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,770
- City / county wage tax
- −$943
- Take-home pay
- $70,013
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$7,858 gross, minus $2,024 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$3,004
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Jackson?
$94,300 a year. That figure is the Michigan median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Jackson?
$3,004 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Flint, about 65 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Jackson.