Registered nurse · Port St. Lucie, FL

Registered nurse in Port St. Lucie: $1,805/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Port St. Lucie at $82,090 a year. About 5,310 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.43). The 10th percentile is $74,930 and the 90th is $105,870. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,805 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sebring, about 57 miles away, at $2,755 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,805

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,090

$74,930 to $105,870

Rent (1 bd)

$1,744

$2,076 (2 bd)

Employment

5,310

Location quotient 1.43

Pay rank

243rd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,090.

Taxes$1,329
Rent$1,744
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$1,805

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,090
Federal income tax: −$9,674
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,280
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $66,136
Effective tax rate: 19.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,744
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $559
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,706

Left over each month

$6,841 gross, minus $1,329 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.

$1,805

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 Port St. Lucie?

$82,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,310 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Port St. Lucie?

$1,805 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Sebring, about 57 miles away, leaves $2,755 a month, more than Port St. Lucie.