Registered nurse · Los Angeles, CA

Registered nurse in Los Angeles: $3,267/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Los Angeles at $135,560 a year. About 109,360 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $100,980 and the 90th is $174,200. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,267 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 164 miles away, at $4,200 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$3,267

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,560

$100,980 to $174,200

Rent (1 bd)

$2,273

$2,706 (2 bd)

Employment

109,360

Location quotient 0.80

Pay rank

13th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $135,560.

Taxes$3,356
Rent$2,273
Other$2,401
Left$3,267

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,560
Federal income tax: −$21,268
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,370
State income tax (CA): −$8,634
Take-home pay: $95,287
Effective tax rate: 29.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,273
Groceries: $476
Getting around: $674
Healthcare: $536
Utilities and internet: $298
Everything else: $417
Total spending: $4,674

After tax and rent

$3,267 left/mo

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,200/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Los Angeles?

$135,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 109,360 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,267 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Hanford, about 164 miles away, leaves $4,200 a month, more than Los Angeles.