Registered nurse · Portland, ME

Registered nurse in Portland: $1,624/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Portland at $88,470 a year. About 6,970 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $78,430 and the 90th is $106,040. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,624 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,624

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$88,470

$78,430 to $106,040

Rent (1 bd)

$1,867

$2,223 (2 bd)

Employment

6,970

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

147th 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 $88,470.

Taxes$1,885
Rent$1,867
Other living costs$1,997
Left over$1,624

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $88,470
Federal income tax: −$11,077
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,768
State income tax (ME): −$4,773
Take-home pay: $65,851
Effective tax rate: 25.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,867
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $510
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,864

Left over each month

$7,373 gross, minus $1,885 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.

$1,624

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,163/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Portland?

$88,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,970 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,624 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Portland.