Registered nurse · Syracuse, NY

Registered nurse in Syracuse: $2,232/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Syracuse at $86,960 a year. About 8,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $70,350 and the 90th is $108,830. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,232 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 132 miles away, at $3,163 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,232

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$86,960

$70,350 to $108,830

Rent (1 bd)

$1,236

$1,472 (2 bd)

Employment

8,180

Location quotient 1.25

Pay rank

156th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $86,960.

Taxes$1,798
Rent$1,236
Other living costs$1,981
Left over$2,232

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $86,960
Federal income tax: −$10,745
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,652
State income tax (NY): −$4,178
Take-home pay: $65,385
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,236
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,217

Left over each month

$7,247 gross, minus $1,798 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.

$2,232

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,163/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Syracuse?

$86,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,232 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Glens Falls, about 132 miles away, leaves $3,163 a month, more than Syracuse.