Registered nurse · San Angelo, TX

Registered nurse in San Angelo: $2,525/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in San Angelo at $80,080 a year. About 1,710 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.58). The 10th percentile is $66,270 and the 90th is $117,600. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,014/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,525 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 170 miles away, at $3,394 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,525

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,080

$66,270 to $117,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,014

$1,207 (2 bd)

Employment

1,710

Location quotient 1.58

Pay rank

298th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,080.

Taxes$1,280
Rent$1,014
Other living costs$1,855
Left over$2,525

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,080
Federal income tax: −$9,232
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,126
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $64,722
Effective tax rate: 19.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,014
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,869

Left over each month

$6,673 gross, minus $1,280 in tax and $2,869 in living costs.

$2,525

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $3,394/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in San Angelo?

$80,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,710 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,525 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,014, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Killeen, about 170 miles away, leaves $3,394 a month, more than San Angelo.