Registered nurse · Providence, RI

Registered nurse in Providence: $2,528/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Providence at $99,880 a year. About 15,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $77,410 and the 90th is $135,240. Pay ranks 84th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,528 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 169 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,528

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,880

$77,410 to $135,240

Rent (1 bd)

$1,740

$2,072 (2 bd)

Employment

15,180

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

84th 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 $99,880.

Taxes$2,056
Rent$1,740
Other living costs$1,999
Left over$2,528

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,880
Federal income tax: −$13,588
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,641
State income tax (RI): −$3,444
Take-home pay: $75,207
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,740
Groceries: $416
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $468
Utilities and internet: $260
Everything else: $364
Total spending: $3,739

Left over each month

$8,323 gross, minus $2,056 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.

$2,528

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 Providence?

$99,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 15,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,528 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 169 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Providence.