Registered nurse · Lafayette, IN

Registered nurse in Lafayette: $2,264/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lafayette at $80,790 a year. About 2,080 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $67,780 and the 90th is $100,930. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,264 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 245 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,264

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,790

$67,780 to $100,930

Rent (1 bd)

$981

$1,168 (2 bd)

Employment

2,080

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

281st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,790.

Taxes$1,598
Rent$981
Other living costs$1,890
Left over$2,264

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,790
Federal income tax: −$9,388
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,180
State income tax (IN): −$2,394
City / county wage tax: −$1,212
Take-home pay: $61,616
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $981
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,871

Left over each month

$6,733 gross, minus $1,598 in tax and $2,871 in living costs.

$2,264

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 Lafayette?

$80,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,080 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,264 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 245 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Lafayette.