Registered nurse · Lansing, MI

Registered nurse in Lansing: $2,458/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lansing at $84,320 a year. About 4,120 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $77,900 and the 90th is $100,600. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/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 $2,458 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 50 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,458

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,320

$77,900 to $100,600

Rent (1 bd)

$980

$1,167 (2 bd)

Employment

4,120

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

186th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $84,320.

Taxes$1,734
Rent$980
Other living costs$1,855
Left over$2,458

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,320
Federal income tax: −$10,164
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,450
State income tax (MI): −$3,346
City / county wage tax: −$843
Take-home pay: $63,516
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $980
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $486
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,835

Left over each month

$7,027 gross, minus $1,734 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.

$2,458

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 Lansing?

$84,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,120 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,458 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 $980, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 50 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Lansing.