Registered nurse · Salem, OR

Registered nurse in Salem: $4,045/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Salem at $131,750 a year. About 4,010 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $101,180 and the 90th is $157,970. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,045 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 90 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,045

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,750

$101,180 to $157,970

Rent (1 bd)

$1,270

$1,512 (2 bd)

Employment

4,010

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

20th 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 $131,750.

Taxes$3,498
Rent$1,270
Other living costs$2,166
Left over$4,045

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,750
Federal income tax: −$20,867
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,079
State income tax (OR): −$11,033
Take-home pay: $89,771
Effective tax rate: 31.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,270
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,436

Left over each month

$10,979 gross, minus $3,498 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.

$4,045

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Salem?

$131,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,010 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,045 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 90 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Salem.