Registered nurse · Riverside, CA
Registered nurse in Riverside: $3,740/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Riverside at $133,940 a year. About 35,290 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $100,510 and the 90th is $172,900. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,740 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 233 miles away, at $4,200 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,740
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,940
$100,510 to $172,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,940
$2,309 (2 bd)
Employment
35,290
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
18th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $133,940.
- Taxes$3,301
- Rent$1,940
- Other$2,181
- Left$3,740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,940
- Federal income tax
- −$20,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,246
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,484
- Take-home pay
- $94,330
- Effective tax rate
- 29.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,940
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $644
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $4,121
After tax and rent
$3,740 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $4,200/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Riverside?
$133,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 35,290 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Riverside?
$3,740 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Hanford, about 233 miles away, leaves $4,200 a month, more than Riverside.