Registered nurse · Spartanburg, SC

Registered nurse in Spartanburg: $2,100/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Spartanburg at $82,360 a year. About 4,440 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $70,180 and the 90th is $101,420. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,100 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 164 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,100

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$82,360

$70,180 to $101,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,141

$1,358 (2 bd)

Employment

4,440

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

234th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $82,360.

Taxes$1,630
Rent$1,141
Other living costs$1,993
Left over$2,100

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $82,360
Federal income tax: −$9,733
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,301
State income tax (SC): −$3,524
Take-home pay: $62,803
Effective tax rate: 23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,141
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,134

Left over each month

$6,863 gross, minus $1,630 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.

$2,100

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Spartanburg?

$82,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,440 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,100 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 164 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Spartanburg.