Registered nurse · Sioux City, IA

Registered nurse in Sioux City: $2,052/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Sioux City at $75,840 a year. About 1,600 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $62,270 and the 90th is $96,440. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,052 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 232 miles away, at $3,635 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,052

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$75,840

$62,270 to $96,440

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

1,600

Location quotient 0.98

Pay rank

360th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $75,840.

Taxes$1,369
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$2,052

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $75,840
Federal income tax: −$8,299
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,802
State income tax (IA): −$2,327
Take-home pay: $59,412
Effective tax rate: 21.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$6,320 gross, minus $1,369 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$2,052

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $3,635/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Sioux City?

$75,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,600 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,052 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

St. Cloud, about 232 miles away, leaves $3,635 a month, more than Sioux City.