Registered nurse · Raleigh, NC
Registered nurse in Raleigh: $2,242/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Raleigh at $84,830 a year. About 12,780 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $72,460 and the 90th is $110,220. Pay ranks 179th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,242 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, at $2,778 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,242
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$84,830
$72,460 to $110,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
12,780
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
179th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $84,830.
- Taxes$1,615
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$2,242
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,830
- Federal income tax
- −$9,833
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,489
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,063
- Take-home pay
- $65,445
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$2,242 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $2,778/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Raleigh?
$84,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,780 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Raleigh?
$2,242 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Charlottesville, about 152 miles away, leaves $2,778 a month, more than Raleigh.