Registered nurse · San Antonio, TX
Registered nurse in San Antonio: $3,290/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in San Antonio at $94,370 a year. About 23,660 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $66,430 and the 90th is $122,990. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,290 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 198 miles away, at $3,449 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,290
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,370
$66,430 to $122,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
23,660
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
120th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $94,370.
- Taxes$1,596
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$3,290
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,370
- Federal income tax
- −$11,931
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,219
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $75,219
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$3,290 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $3,449/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in San Antonio?
$94,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 23,660 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in San Antonio?
$3,290 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Houston, about 198 miles away, leaves $3,449 a month, more than San Antonio.