Registered nurse · St. Cloud, MN

Registered nurse in St. Cloud: $3,635/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in St. Cloud at $105,290 a year. About 2,910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $80,030 and the 90th is $114,920. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,635 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Mankato is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,598 left over a month), and St. Cloud still leaves more.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,635

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$105,290

$80,030 to $114,920

Rent (1 bd)

$986

$1,174 (2 bd)

Employment

2,910

Location quotient 1.29

Pay rank

46th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $105,290.

Taxes$2,377
Rent$986
Other living costs$1,776
Left over$3,635

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $105,290
Federal income tax: −$14,778
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,055
State income tax (MN): −$5,696
Take-home pay: $76,761
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $986
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,762

Left over each month

$8,774 gross, minus $2,377 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.

$3,635

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $3,598/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in St. Cloud?

$105,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,910 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in St. Cloud?

$3,635 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

St. Cloud leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Mankato at $3,598 a month.