Registered nurse · Palm Bay, FL

Registered nurse in Palm Bay: $2,100/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Palm Bay at $80,900 a year. About 5,440 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $66,590 and the 90th is $103,830. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,100 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 77 miles away, at $2,755 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,100

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,900

$66,590 to $103,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,399

$1,665 (2 bd)

Employment

5,440

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

280th 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 $80,900.

Taxes$1,300
Rent$1,399
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$2,100

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,900
Federal income tax: −$9,412
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,189
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $65,299
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,399
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,342

Left over each month

$6,742 gross, minus $1,300 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.

$2,100

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sebring, $2,755/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Palm Bay?

$80,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,440 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,100 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Sebring, about 77 miles away, leaves $2,755 a month, more than Palm Bay.