Registered nurse · Oxnard, CA

Registered nurse in Oxnard: $3,236/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Oxnard at $131,160 a year. About 5,710 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $94,360 and the 90th is $169,780. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 216 miles away, at $6,476 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,236

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,160

$94,360 to $169,780

Rent (1 bd)

$2,281

$2,715 (2 bd)

Employment

5,710

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

22nd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $131,160.

Taxes$3,249
Rent$2,281
Other living costs$2,164
Left over$3,236

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,160
Federal income tax: −$20,725
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,034
State income tax (CA): −$8,225
Take-home pay: $92,176
Effective tax rate: 29.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,281
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,445

Left over each month

$10,930 gross, minus $3,249 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.

$3,236

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $6,476/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Oxnard?

$131,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,710 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

San Jose, about 216 miles away, leaves $6,476 a month, more than Oxnard.