Registered nurse · Muncie, IN

Registered nurse in Muncie: $2,372/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Muncie at $79,500 a year. About 1,220 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $62,610 and the 90th is $98,530. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,372 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 212 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,372

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,500

$62,610 to $98,530

Rent (1 bd)

$749

$892 (2 bd)

Employment

1,220

Location quotient 1.26

Pay rank

310th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,500.

Taxes$1,561
Rent$749
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$2,372

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,500
Federal income tax: −$9,104
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,082
State income tax (IN): −$2,355
City / county wage tax: −$1,193
Take-home pay: $60,767
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $749
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,692

Left over each month

$6,625 gross, minus $1,561 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.

$2,372

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 Muncie?

$79,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,220 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,372 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 212 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Muncie.