Registered nurse · Sacramento, CA
Registered nurse in Sacramento: $5,907/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Sacramento at $171,460 a year. About 23,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $100,630 and the 90th is $218,780. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,907 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 62 miles away, at $7,290 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,907
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$171,460
$100,630 to $218,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
23,590
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
5th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $171,460.
- Taxes$4,581
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$5,907
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $171,460
- Federal income tax
- −$29,884
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,117
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,973
- Take-home pay
- $116,486
- Effective tax rate
- 32.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$5,907 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,290/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Sacramento?
$171,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 23,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Sacramento?
$5,907 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Vallejo, about 62 miles away, leaves $7,290 a month, more than Sacramento.