Registered nurse · Omaha, NE

Registered nurse in Omaha: $2,397/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Omaha at $84,600 a year. About 13,200 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $69,070 and the 90th is $112,940. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,397 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 219 miles away, at $3,598 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,397

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,600

$69,070 to $112,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,297 (2 bd)

Employment

13,200

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

183rd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $84,600.

Taxes$1,685
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,879
Left over$2,397

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,600
Federal income tax: −$10,226
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,472
State income tax (NE): −$3,520
Take-home pay: $64,382
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $545
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $2,968

Left over each month

$7,050 gross, minus $1,685 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.

$2,397

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $3,598/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Omaha?

$84,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 13,200 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,397 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Mankato, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,598 a month, more than Omaha.