Registered nurse · Mount Vernon, WA

Registered nurse in Mount Vernon: $3,125/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Mount Vernon at $106,730 a year. About 1,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $85,030 and the 90th is $135,510. Pay ranks 41st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,652/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,125 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 162 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,125

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$106,730

$85,030 to $135,510

Rent (1 bd)

$1,652

$1,967 (2 bd)

Employment

1,190

Location quotient 1.04

Pay rank

41st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $106,730.

Taxes$1,938
Rent$1,652
Other living costs$2,179
Left over$3,125

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $106,730
Federal income tax: −$15,095
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,165
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $83,471
Effective tax rate: 21.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,652
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $622
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,831

Left over each month

$8,894 gross, minus $1,938 in tax and $3,831 in living costs.

$3,125

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Mount Vernon?

$106,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,125 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,652, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 162 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Mount Vernon.