Registered nurse · Tuscaloosa, AL

Registered nurse in Tuscaloosa: $1,864/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Tuscaloosa at $75,250 a year. About 2,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $55,500 and the 90th is $103,920. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($930/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 201 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,864

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$75,250

$55,500 to $103,920

Rent (1 bd)

$930

$1,107 (2 bd)

Employment

2,590

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

366th 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 $75,250.

Taxes$1,521
Rent$930
Other living costs$1,956
Left over$1,864

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $75,250
Federal income tax: −$8,169
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,757
State income tax (AL): −$3,573
City / county wage tax: −$753
Take-home pay: $56,999
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $930
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $591
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,886

Left over each month

$6,271 gross, minus $1,521 in tax and $2,886 in living costs.

$1,864

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Tuscaloosa?

$75,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,590 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,864 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $930, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 201 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Tuscaloosa.