Registered nurse · Lancaster, PA
Registered nurse in Lancaster: $2,417/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lancaster at $89,620 a year. About 5,640 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $76,940 and the 90th is $105,490. Pay ranks 143rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,417 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 147 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,417
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,620
$76,940 to $105,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
5,640
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
143rd of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $89,620.
- Taxes$1,819
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$2,417
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,620
- Federal income tax
- −$11,330
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,856
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,751
- City / county wage tax
- −$896
- Take-home pay
- $67,786
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$7,468 gross, minus $1,819 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$2,417
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,162/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Lancaster?
$89,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,640 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Lancaster?
$2,417 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,217, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Binghamton, about 147 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than Lancaster.