Registered nurse · Michigan City, IN

Registered nurse in Michigan City: $2,407/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Michigan City at $82,300 a year. About 790 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $67,940 and the 90th is $100,690. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($845/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,407 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 186 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,407

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,300

$67,940 to $100,690

Rent (1 bd)

$845

$1,006 (2 bd)

Employment

790

Location quotient 0.89

Pay rank

235th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,300.

Taxes$1,641
Rent$845
Other living costs$1,966
Left over$2,407

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,300
Federal income tax: −$9,720
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,296
State income tax (IN): −$2,439
City / county wage tax: −$1,235
Take-home pay: $62,611
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $845
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $594
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,811

Left over each month

$6,858 gross, minus $1,641 in tax and $2,811 in living costs.

$2,407

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Michigan City?

$82,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,407 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $845, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 186 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Michigan City.