Registered nurse · Kalamazoo, MI

Registered nurse in Kalamazoo: $2,621/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Kalamazoo at $88,200 a year. About 3,300 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $65,140 and the 90th is $106,080. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($976/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 $2,621 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 107 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,621

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,200

$65,140 to $106,080

Rent (1 bd)

$976

$1,162 (2 bd)

Employment

3,300

Location quotient 1.25

Pay rank

149th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $88,200.

Taxes$1,846
Rent$976
Other living costs$1,907
Left over$2,621

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,200
Federal income tax: −$11,018
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,747
State income tax (MI): −$3,511
City / county wage tax: −$882
Take-home pay: $66,042
Effective tax rate: 25.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $976
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $538
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,883

Left over each month

$7,350 gross, minus $1,846 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.

$2,621

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 Kalamazoo?

$88,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,300 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,621 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 $976, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 107 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Kalamazoo.