Registered nurse · Traverse City, MI

Registered nurse in Traverse City: $1,967/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Traverse City at $83,690 a year. About 2,020 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $73,230 and the 90th is $105,820. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,967 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Flint, about 173 miles away, at $3,198 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,967

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,690

$73,230 to $105,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,399

$1,666 (2 bd)

Employment

2,020

Location quotient 1.36

Pay rank

202nd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $83,690.

Taxes$1,715
Rent$1,399
Other living costs$1,893
Left over$1,967

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,690
Federal income tax: −$10,026
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,402
State income tax (MI): −$3,319
City / county wage tax: −$837
Take-home pay: $63,106
Effective tax rate: 24.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,399
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,292

Left over each month

$6,974 gross, minus $1,715 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.

$1,967

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 Traverse City?

$83,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,020 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,967 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Flint, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,198 a month, more than Traverse City.