Registered nurse · Scranton, PA

Registered nurse in Scranton: $2,153/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Scranton at $82,650 a year. About 5,400 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 $63,620 and the 90th is $103,180. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,153 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 187 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,153

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,650

$63,620 to $103,180

Rent (1 bd)

$1,070

$1,274 (2 bd)

Employment

5,400

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

224th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,650.

Taxes$1,624
Rent$1,070
Other living costs$2,041
Left over$2,153

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,650
Federal income tax: −$9,797
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,323
State income tax (PA): −$2,537
City / county wage tax: −$827
Take-home pay: $63,166
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,070
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,111

Left over each month

$6,888 gross, minus $1,624 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.

$2,153

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,163/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Scranton?

$82,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,400 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,153 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Scranton.