Registered nurse · Longview, WA
Registered nurse in Longview: $4,646/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Longview median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $124,200 a year. BLS still counts about 720 registered nurse jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Washington has about 69,260 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $89,630 and the 90th is $161,910. On the pay used here, Longview ranks 34th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,100/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,646 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Bellingham is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,392 left over a month), and Longview still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,646
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,200
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,100
$1,309 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
34th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $124,200.
- Taxes$2,380
- Rent$1,100
- Other living costs$2,224
- Left over$4,646
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,200
- Federal income tax
- −$19,055
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,501
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,644
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,100
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $667
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,324
Left over each month
$10,350 gross, minus $2,380 in tax and $3,324 in living costs.
$4,646
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bellingham, $4,392/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Longview?
$124,200 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Longview?
$4,646 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,100, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Longview leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Bellingham at $4,392 a month.