Registered nurse · Lake Charles, LA

Registered nurse in Lake Charles: $2,800/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lake Charles at $90,690 a year. About 2,460 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $62,570 and the 90th is $121,680. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,800 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 130 miles away, at $3,413 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,800

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$90,690

$62,570 to $121,680

Rent (1 bd)

$1,149

$1,368 (2 bd)

Employment

2,460

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

140th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $90,690.

Taxes$1,737
Rent$1,149
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$2,800

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $90,690
Federal income tax: −$11,566
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,938
State income tax (LA): −$2,346
Take-home pay: $69,841
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,149
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $3,020

Left over each month

$7,558 gross, minus $1,737 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.

$2,800

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 Lake Charles?

$90,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,460 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,800 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Houston, about 130 miles away, leaves $3,413 a month, more than Lake Charles.