Registered nurse · Salisbury, MD

Registered nurse in Salisbury: $2,234/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Salisbury at $94,880 a year. About 1,620 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $75,830 and the 90th is $121,900. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,234 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 228 miles away, at $3,004 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,234

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,880

$75,830 to $121,900

Rent (1 bd)

$1,433

$1,706 (2 bd)

Employment

1,620

Location quotient 1.39

Pay rank

117th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $94,880.

Taxes$2,244
Rent$1,433
Other living costs$1,996
Left over$2,234

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,880
Federal income tax: −$12,488
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,258
State income tax (MD): −$4,333
City / county wage tax: −$2,846
Take-home pay: $67,955
Effective tax rate: 28.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,433
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,429

Left over each month

$7,907 gross, minus $2,244 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.

$2,234

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $3,004/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Salisbury?

$94,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,620 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,234 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Williamsport, about 228 miles away, leaves $3,004 a month, more than Salisbury.