Registered nurse · New York, NY
Registered nurse in New York: $1,693/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in New York at $119,720 a year. About 197,740 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $87,180 and the 90th is $159,240. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,693 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 187 miles away, at $3,201 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,693
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,720
$87,180 to $159,240
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
197,740
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
32nd of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $119,720.
- Taxes$3,120
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$1,693
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,720
- Federal income tax
- −$17,508
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,159
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,135
- City / county wage tax
- −$4,640
- Take-home pay
- $82,278
- Effective tax rate
- 31.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$1,693 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,201/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in New York?
$119,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 197,740 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in New York?
$1,693 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Glens Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,201 a month, more than New York.