Registered nurse · Louisville, KY

Registered nurse in Louisville: $2,320/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Louisville at $84,850 a year. About 18,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $65,300 and the 90th is $118,200. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,320 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is South Bend, about 246 miles away, at $2,915 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,320

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,850

$65,300 to $118,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,247 (2 bd)

Employment

18,180

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

178th 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 $84,850.

Taxes$1,825
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$2,320

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,850
Federal income tax: −$10,281
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,491
State income tax (KY): −$3,263
City / county wage tax: −$1,867
Take-home pay: $62,948
Effective tax rate: 25.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,926

Left over each month

$7,071 gross, minus $1,825 in tax and $2,926 in living costs.

$2,320

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: South Bend, $2,915/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Louisville?

$84,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 18,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,320 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 2.20% city wage tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

South Bend, about 246 miles away, leaves $2,915 a month, more than Louisville.