Registered nurse · Seattle, WA
Registered nurse in Seattle: $4,355/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Seattle at $128,260 a year. About 39,900 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $99,020 and the 90th is $163,890. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,355 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 97 miles away, at $4,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,355
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,260
$99,020 to $163,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
39,900
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
25th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $128,260.
- Taxes$2,444
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$4,355
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,260
- Federal income tax
- −$19,516
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,812
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,932
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$4,355 left/mo
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Seattle?
$128,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 39,900 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Seattle?
$4,355 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Longview, about 97 miles away, leaves $4,688 a month, more than Seattle.