Registered nurse · Missoula, MT

Registered nurse in Missoula: $2,107/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Missoula at $82,160 a year. About 1,570 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $71,440 and the 90th is $104,490. Pay ranks 240th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,107 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $4,291 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,107

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,160

$71,440 to $104,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,210

$1,440 (2 bd)

Employment

1,570

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

240th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,160.

Taxes$1,642
Rent$1,210
Other living costs$1,887
Left over$2,107

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,160
Federal income tax: −$9,689
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,285
State income tax (MT): −$3,733
Take-home pay: $62,453
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,210
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $492
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,097

Left over each month

$6,847 gross, minus $1,642 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.

$2,107

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $4,291/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Missoula?

$82,160 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 Missoula?

$2,107 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,291 a month, more than Missoula.