Registered nurse · Santa Maria, CA

Registered nurse in Santa Maria: $3,548/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Santa Maria at $137,360 a year. About 3,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $101,260 and the 90th is $169,240. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,323/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,548 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 180 miles away, at $6,476 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,548

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$137,360

$101,260 to $169,240

Rent (1 bd)

$2,323

$2,765 (2 bd)

Employment

3,280

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

12th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $137,360.

Taxes$3,460
Rent$2,323
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$3,548

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $137,360
Federal income tax: −$22,213
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,508
State income tax (CA): −$8,802
Take-home pay: $95,837
Effective tax rate: 30.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,323
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,438

Left over each month

$11,447 gross, minus $3,460 in tax and $4,438 in living costs.

$3,548

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $6,476/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Santa Maria?

$137,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,548 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,323, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

San Jose, about 180 miles away, leaves $6,476 a month, more than Santa Maria.