Registered nurse · Mobile, AL

Registered nurse in Mobile: $2,041/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Mobile at $79,490 a year. About 5,260 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $61,650 and the 90th is $98,910. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,041 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lafayette, about 239 miles away, at $2,424 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,041

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,490

$61,650 to $98,910

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,171 (2 bd)

Employment

5,260

Location quotient 1.40

Pay rank

311th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,490.

Taxes$1,647
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$2,041

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,490
Federal income tax: −$9,102
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,081
State income tax (AL): −$3,785
City / county wage tax: −$795
Take-home pay: $59,728
Effective tax rate: 24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,936

Left over each month

$6,624 gross, minus $1,647 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.

$2,041

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lafayette, $2,424/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Mobile?

$79,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,260 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,041 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Lafayette, about 239 miles away, leaves $2,424 a month, more than Mobile.