Registered nurse · Winston-Salem, NC

Registered nurse in Winston-Salem: $2,479/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Winston-Salem at $86,120 a year. About 10,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.72). The 10th percentile is $71,550 and the 90th is $105,490. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,479 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, at $2,741 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,479

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$86,120

$71,550 to $105,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,047

$1,246 (2 bd)

Employment

10,180

Location quotient 1.72

Pay rank

166th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $86,120.

Taxes$1,689
Rent$1,047
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$2,479

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $86,120
Federal income tax: −$10,560
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,588
State income tax (NC): −$3,118
Take-home pay: $65,853
Effective tax rate: 23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,047
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,009

Left over each month

$7,177 gross, minus $1,689 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.

$2,479

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $2,741/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Winston-Salem?

$86,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,180 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Winston-Salem?

$2,479 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Charlottesville, about 161 miles away, leaves $2,741 a month, more than Winston-Salem.