Registered nurse · Yakima, WA

Registered nurse in Yakima: $3,511/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Yakima at $102,950 a year. About 1,610 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $80,740 and the 90th is $156,830. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,511 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 94 miles away, at $4,646 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,511

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,950

$80,740 to $156,830

Rent (1 bd)

$991

$1,180 (2 bd)

Employment

1,610

Location quotient 0.76

Pay rank

59th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $102,950.

Taxes$1,845
Rent$991
Other living costs$2,232
Left over$3,511

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $102,950
Federal income tax: −$14,263
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,876
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $80,811
Effective tax rate: 21.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $991
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $675
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,223

Left over each month

$8,579 gross, minus $1,845 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.

$3,511

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $4,646/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Yakima?

$102,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,511 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Longview, about 94 miles away, leaves $4,646 a month, more than Yakima.