Registered nurse · Santa Rosa, CA

Registered nurse in Santa Rosa: $5,572/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Santa Rosa at $174,550 a year. About 3,720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $110,800 and the 90th is $225,940. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,572 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vallejo, about 56 miles away, at $7,291 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,572

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$174,550

$110,800 to $225,940

Rent (1 bd)

$2,100

$2,500 (2 bd)

Employment

3,720

Location quotient 0.83

Pay rank

4th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $174,550.

Taxes$4,729
Rent$2,100
Other living costs$2,144
Left over$5,572

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $174,550
Federal income tax: −$31,139
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,353
State income tax (CA): −$12,260
Take-home pay: $117,798
Effective tax rate: 32.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,100
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $574
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,244

Left over each month

$14,546 gross, minus $4,729 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.

$5,572

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vallejo, $7,291/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Santa Rosa?

$174,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,720 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,572 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Vallejo, about 56 miles away, leaves $7,291 a month, more than Santa Rosa.