Registered nurse · Mankato, MN

Registered nurse in Mankato: $3,598/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Mankato at $103,400 a year. About 1,570 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $82,880 and the 90th is $127,510. Pay ranks 54th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,598 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 101 miles away, at $3,635 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,598

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,400

$82,880 to $127,510

Rent (1 bd)

$934

$1,112 (2 bd)

Employment

1,570

Location quotient 1.29

Pay rank

54th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $103,400.

Taxes$2,320
Rent$934
Other living costs$1,765
Left over$3,598

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,400
Federal income tax: −$14,362
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,910
State income tax (MN): −$5,568
Take-home pay: $75,560
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $934
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $489
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,699

Left over each month

$8,617 gross, minus $2,320 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.

$3,598

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $3,635/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Mankato?

$103,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,570 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,598 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

St. Cloud, about 101 miles away, leaves $3,635 a month, more than Mankato.