Registered nurse · Owensboro, KY

Registered nurse in Owensboro: $2,210/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Owensboro median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Kentucky median, $81,040 a year. BLS still counts about 1,770 registered nurse jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Kentucky has about 50,300 registered nurse jobs. The 10th percentile is $64,170 and the 90th is $111,750. On the pay used here, Owensboro ranks 288th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,210 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 188 miles away, at $2,903 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,210

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,040

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$917

$1,092 (2 bd)

Employment

1,770

Location quotient 1.64

Pay rank

288th of 387

Includes estimated pay

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 $81,040.

Taxes$1,664
Rent$917
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$2,210

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,040
Federal income tax: −$9,443
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,200
State income tax (KY): −$3,111
City / county wage tax: −$1,216
Take-home pay: $61,071
Effective tax rate: 24.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $917
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,879

Left over each month

$6,753 gross, minus $1,664 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.

$2,210

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Champaign, $2,903/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Owensboro?

$81,040 a year. That figure is the Kentucky median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 1,770 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,210 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Champaign, about 188 miles away, leaves $2,903 a month, more than Owensboro.