Registered nurse · South Bend, IN

Registered nurse in South Bend: $2,915/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in South Bend at $93,540 a year. About 3,370 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $66,870 and the 90th is $141,390. Pay ranks 129th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,005/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,915 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 150 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,915

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$93,540

$66,870 to $141,390

Rent (1 bd)

$1,005

$1,196 (2 bd)

Employment

3,370

Location quotient 1.18

Pay rank

129th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $93,540.

Taxes$1,961
Rent$1,005
Other living costs$1,914
Left over$2,915

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $93,540
Federal income tax: −$12,193
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,156
State income tax (IN): −$2,776
City / county wage tax: −$1,403
Take-home pay: $70,012
Effective tax rate: 25.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,005
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,919

Left over each month

$7,795 gross, minus $1,961 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.

$2,915

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Flint, $3,198/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in South Bend?

$93,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,370 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,915 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,005, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 150 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than South Bend.