Registered nurse · Little Rock, AR

Registered nurse in Little Rock: $2,465/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Little Rock at $81,070 a year. About 11,550 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $60,270 and the 90th is $114,190. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,465 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 231 miles away, at $2,762 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,465

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,070

$60,270 to $114,190

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

11,550

Location quotient 1.48

Pay rank

274th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,070.

Taxes$1,550
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$2,465

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,070
Federal income tax: −$9,449
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,202
State income tax (AR): −$2,949
Take-home pay: $62,470
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$6,756 gross, minus $1,550 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$2,465

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $2,762/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Little Rock?

$81,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 11,550 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,465 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Cape Girardeau, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,762 a month, more than Little Rock.