Registered nurse · Terre Haute, IN

Registered nurse in Terre Haute: $2,452/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Terre Haute at $81,550 a year. About 1,600 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $68,890 and the 90th is $100,430. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($759/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 $2,452 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Battle Creek, about 232 miles away, at $3,166 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,452

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,550

$68,890 to $100,430

Rent (1 bd)

$759

$903 (2 bd)

Employment

1,600

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

254th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,550.

Taxes$1,619
Rent$759
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$2,452

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,550
Federal income tax: −$9,555
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,239
State income tax (IN): −$2,417
City / county wage tax: −$1,223
Take-home pay: $62,117
Effective tax rate: 23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $759
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $426
Utilities and internet: $237
Everything else: $331
Total spending: $2,724

Left over each month

$6,796 gross, minus $1,619 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.

$2,452

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Battle Creek, $3,166/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Terre Haute?

$81,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,600 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,452 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 $759, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Battle Creek, about 232 miles away, leaves $3,166 a month, more than Terre Haute.