Registered nurse · Oshkosh, WI

Registered nurse in Oshkosh: $2,622/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Oshkosh at $87,340 a year. About 2,050 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $78,070 and the 90th is $109,900. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,622 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 124 miles away, at $3,335 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,622

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$87,340

$78,070 to $109,900

Rent (1 bd)

$988

$1,176 (2 bd)

Employment

2,050

Location quotient 1.01

Pay rank

154th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $87,340.

Taxes$1,753
Rent$988
Other living costs$1,915
Left over$2,622

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $87,340
Federal income tax: −$10,829
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,682
State income tax (WI): −$3,531
Take-home pay: $66,298
Effective tax rate: 24.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $988
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,903

Left over each month

$7,278 gross, minus $1,753 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.

$2,622

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $3,335/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Oshkosh?

$87,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,050 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,622 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

La Crosse, about 124 miles away, leaves $3,335 a month, more than Oshkosh.