Registered nurse · San Francisco, CA
Registered nurse in San Francisco: $5,415/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in San Francisco at $186,610 a year. About 41,750 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $119,290 and the 90th is $223,770. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,415 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 39 miles away, at $7,290 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,415
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$186,610
$119,290 to $223,770
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
41,750
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
3rd of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $186,610.
- Taxes$5,087
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$5,415
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $186,610
- Federal income tax
- −$33,520
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,145
- State income tax (CA)
- −$13,382
- Take-home pay
- $125,563
- Effective tax rate
- 32.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$5,415 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,290/mo.
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Compare San Francisco with another city
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in San Francisco?
$186,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 41,750 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in San Francisco?
$5,415 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Vallejo, about 39 miles away, leaves $7,290 a month, more than San Francisco.