Registered nurse · Medford, OR

Registered nurse in Medford: $3,855/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Medford at $127,030 a year. About 2,370 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 $98,520 and the 90th is $149,370. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,855 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 233 miles away, at $5,173 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,855

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,030

$98,520 to $149,370

Rent (1 bd)

$1,227

$1,461 (2 bd)

Employment

2,370

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

28th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $127,030.

Taxes$3,335
Rent$1,227
Other living costs$2,168
Left over$3,855

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,030
Federal income tax: −$19,734
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,718
State income tax (OR): −$10,574
Take-home pay: $87,004
Effective tax rate: 31.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,227
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $594
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,395

Left over each month

$10,586 gross, minus $3,335 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.

$3,855

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $5,173/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Medford?

$127,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,370 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Yuba City, about 233 miles away, leaves $5,173 a month, more than Medford.