Registered nurse · Modesto, CA

Registered nurse in Modesto: $4,048/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Modesto at $132,590 a year. About 4,850 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $102,770 and the 90th is $197,800. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,048 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 71 miles away, at $7,291 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,048

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$132,590

$102,770 to $197,800

Rent (1 bd)

$1,463

$1,742 (2 bd)

Employment

4,850

Location quotient 1.14

Pay rank

19th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $132,590.

Taxes$3,297
Rent$1,463
Other living costs$2,241
Left over$4,048

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $132,590
Federal income tax: −$21,069
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,143
State income tax (CA): −$8,358
Take-home pay: $93,020
Effective tax rate: 29.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,463
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $670
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,704

Left over each month

$11,049 gross, minus $3,297 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.

$4,048

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,291/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Modesto?

$132,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,850 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,048 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Vallejo, about 71 miles away, leaves $7,291 a month, more than Modesto.