Registered nurse · Paducah, KY

Registered nurse in Paducah: $2,255/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Paducah at $79,920 a year. About 1,720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.57). The 10th percentile is $65,200 and the 90th is $101,280. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/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 $2,255 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Champaign, about 218 miles away, at $2,903 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,255

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,920

$65,200 to $101,280

Rent (1 bd)

$821

$977 (2 bd)

Employment

1,720

Location quotient 1.57

Pay rank

304th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,920.

Taxes$1,631
Rent$821
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$2,255

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,920
Federal income tax: −$9,196
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,114
State income tax (KY): −$3,066
City / county wage tax: −$1,199
Take-home pay: $60,345
Effective tax rate: 24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $821
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $589
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,774

Left over each month

$6,660 gross, minus $1,631 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.

$2,255

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 Paducah?

$79,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,255 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 $821, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Champaign, about 218 miles away, leaves $2,903 a month, more than Paducah.