Registered nurse · Lafayette, LA

Registered nurse in Lafayette: $2,424/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lafayette at $81,960 a year. About 4,930 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $63,490 and the 90th is $105,300. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 193 miles away, at $3,413 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,424

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,960

$63,490 to $105,300

Rent (1 bd)

$1,052

$1,252 (2 bd)

Employment

4,930

Location quotient 1.26

Pay rank

244th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,960.

Taxes$1,500
Rent$1,052
Other living costs$1,854
Left over$2,424

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,960
Federal income tax: −$9,645
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,270
State income tax (LA): −$2,084
Take-home pay: $63,961
Effective tax rate: 22.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,052
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,906

Left over each month

$6,830 gross, minus $1,500 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.

$2,424

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,413/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Lafayette?

$81,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,930 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Houston, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,413 a month, more than Lafayette.