Registered nurse · Monroe, MI

Registered nurse in Monroe: $2,286/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Monroe at $82,170 a year. About 630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $61,270 and the 90th is $100,520. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,286 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 77 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,286

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,170

$61,270 to $100,520

Rent (1 bd)

$940

$1,119 (2 bd)

Employment

630

Location quotient 0.71

Pay rank

239th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,170.

Taxes$1,671
Rent$940
Other living costs$1,950
Left over$2,286

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,170
Federal income tax: −$9,691
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,286
State income tax (MI): −$3,254
City / county wage tax: −$822
Take-home pay: $62,117
Effective tax rate: 24.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $940
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $581
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,890

Left over each month

$6,848 gross, minus $1,671 in tax and $2,890 in living costs.

$2,286

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 Monroe?

$82,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,286 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 77 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Monroe.