Registered nurse · Sandusky, OH

Registered nurse in Sandusky: $2,427/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Sandusky at $81,310 a year. About 940 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $65,730 and the 90th is $97,030. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($830/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,427 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 114 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,427

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,310

$65,730 to $97,030

Rent (1 bd)

$830

$988 (2 bd)

Employment

940

Location quotient 0.86

Pay rank

263rd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,310.

Taxes$1,572
Rent$830
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$2,427

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,310
Federal income tax: −$9,502
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,220
State income tax (OH): −$1,520
City / county wage tax: −$1,626
Take-home pay: $62,442
Effective tax rate: 23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $830
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $587
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,776

Left over each month

$6,776 gross, minus $1,572 in tax and $2,776 in living costs.

$2,427

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Sandusky?

$81,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 940 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,427 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $830, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 114 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Sandusky.