Registered nurse · Saginaw, MI
Registered nurse in Saginaw: $3,084/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Saginaw at $95,160 a year. About 2,570 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $76,600 and the 90th is $113,820. Pay ranks 116th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($856/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,084 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 28 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,084
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,160
$76,600 to $113,820
Rent (1 bd)
$856
$1,019 (2 bd)
Employment
2,570
Location quotient 1.48
Pay rank
116th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $95,160.
- Taxes$2,049
- Rent$856
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$3,084
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,160
- Federal income tax
- −$12,549
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,280
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,806
- City / county wage tax
- −$952
- Take-home pay
- $70,573
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $856
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$7,930 gross, minus $2,049 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$3,084
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Saginaw?
$95,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,570 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Saginaw?
$3,084 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $856, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Flint, about 28 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Saginaw.