Registered nurse · Wichita, KS

Registered nurse in Wichita: $2,175/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Wichita at $76,540 a year. About 7,460 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $60,300 and the 90th is $99,530. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,175 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 221 miles away, at $2,765 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,175

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,540

$60,300 to $99,530

Rent (1 bd)

$857

$1,020 (2 bd)

Employment

7,460

Location quotient 1.11

Pay rank

357th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $76,540.

Taxes$1,524
Rent$857
Other living costs$1,822
Left over$2,175

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $76,540
Federal income tax: −$8,453
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,855
State income tax (KS): −$3,982
Take-home pay: $58,250
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $857
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,679

Left over each month

$6,378 gross, minus $1,524 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.

$2,175

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $2,765/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Wichita?

$76,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,460 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,175 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Lincoln, about 221 miles away, leaves $2,765 a month, more than Wichita.