Registered nurse · Las Vegas, NV
Registered nurse in Las Vegas: $3,520/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Las Vegas at $103,940 a year. About 20,410 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $79,030 and the 90th is $133,270. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,520 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bakersfield, about 216 miles away, at $4,139 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,520
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,940
$79,030 to $133,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
20,410
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
51st of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $103,940.
- Taxes$1,832
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$3,520
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,940
- Federal income tax
- −$14,037
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,951
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,952
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$3,520 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bakersfield, $4,139/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Las Vegas?
$103,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 20,410 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Las Vegas?
$3,520 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Bakersfield, about 216 miles away, leaves $4,139 a month, more than Las Vegas.