Registered nurse · Topeka, KS

Registered nurse in Topeka: $2,314/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Topeka at $81,820 a year. About 3,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $67,070 and the 90th is $104,280. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,314 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jefferson City, about 202 miles away, at $2,884 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,314

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,820

$67,070 to $104,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,022

$1,217 (2 bd)

Employment

3,190

Location quotient 1.27

Pay rank

249th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $81,820.

Taxes$1,679
Rent$1,022
Other living costs$1,803
Left over$2,314

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $81,820
Federal income tax: −$9,614
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,259
State income tax (KS): −$4,277
Take-home pay: $61,669
Effective tax rate: 24.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,022
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$6,818 gross, minus $1,679 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$2,314

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jefferson City, $2,884/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Topeka?

$81,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,190 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,314 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Jefferson City, about 202 miles away, leaves $2,884 a month, more than Topeka.