Registered nurse · Lima, OH

Registered nurse in Lima: $2,287/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Lima at $81,440 a year. About 1,630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $64,090 and the 90th is $97,350. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($977/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,287 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 157 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,287

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,440

$64,090 to $97,350

Rent (1 bd)

$977

$1,163 (2 bd)

Employment

1,630

Location quotient 1.50

Pay rank

259th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,440.

Taxes$1,576
Rent$977
Other living costs$1,947
Left over$2,287

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,440
Federal income tax: −$9,531
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,230
State income tax (OH): −$1,523
City / county wage tax: −$1,629
Take-home pay: $62,527
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $977
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $589
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,924

Left over each month

$6,787 gross, minus $1,576 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.

$2,287

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 Lima?

$81,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,287 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $977, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 157 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Lima.