Registered nurse · Springfield, OH

Registered nurse in Springfield: $2,376/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Springfield at $80,060 a year. About 1,060 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $60,760 and the 90th is $98,330. Pay ranks 300th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($829/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,376 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 215 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,376

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$80,060

$60,760 to $98,330

Rent (1 bd)

$829

$987 (2 bd)

Employment

1,060

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

300th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $80,060.

Taxes$1,537
Rent$829
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$2,376

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $80,060
Federal income tax: −$9,227
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,125
State income tax (OH): −$1,485
City / county wage tax: −$1,601
Take-home pay: $61,622
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $829
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,759

Left over each month

$6,672 gross, minus $1,537 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.

$2,376

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 Springfield?

$80,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,060 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,376 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $829, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 215 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Springfield.