Registered nurse · Redding, CA

Registered nurse in Redding: $4,517/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Redding at $134,350 a year. About 1,720 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 $96,990 and the 90th is $168,480. Pay ranks 17th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,517 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 172 miles away, at $7,291 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,517

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$134,350

$96,990 to $168,480

Rent (1 bd)

$1,105

$1,315 (2 bd)

Employment

1,720

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

17th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $134,350.

Taxes$3,358
Rent$1,105
Other living costs$2,216
Left over$4,517

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $134,350
Federal income tax: −$21,491
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,278
State income tax (CA): −$8,522
Take-home pay: $94,060
Effective tax rate: 30.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,105
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $646
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,321

Left over each month

$11,196 gross, minus $3,358 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.

$4,517

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,291/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Redding?

$134,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,517 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Vallejo, about 172 miles away, leaves $7,291 a month, more than Redding.