Registered nurse · Manhattan, KS

Registered nurse in Manhattan: $2,386/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Manhattan at $78,960 a year. About 810 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $61,260 and the 90th is $98,740. Pay ranks 323rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,386 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jefferson City, about 244 miles away, at $2,884 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,386

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$78,960

$61,260 to $98,740

Rent (1 bd)

$855

$1,018 (2 bd)

Employment

810

Location quotient 0.69

Pay rank

323rd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $78,960.

Taxes$1,595
Rent$855
Other living costs$1,744
Left over$2,386

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $78,960
Federal income tax: −$8,985
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,040
State income tax (KS): −$4,117
Take-home pay: $59,817
Effective tax rate: 24.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $855
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $465
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,599

Left over each month

$6,580 gross, minus $1,595 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.

$2,386

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jefferson City, $2,884/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Manhattan?

$78,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,386 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Jefferson City, about 244 miles away, leaves $2,884 a month, more than Manhattan.