Registered nurse · Reading, PA

Registered nurse in Reading: $2,954/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Reading at $98,470 a year. About 3,430 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $73,040 and the 90th is $129,720. Pay ranks 94th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,954 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 240 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,954

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,470

$73,040 to $129,720

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

3,430

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

94th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $98,470.

Taxes$2,068
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$2,017
Left over$2,954

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,470
Federal income tax: −$13,277
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,533
State income tax (PA): −$3,023
City / county wage tax: −$985
Take-home pay: $73,652
Effective tax rate: 25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,184

Left over each month

$8,206 gross, minus $2,068 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.

$2,954

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 Reading?

$98,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,430 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,954 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 240 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Reading.