Registered nurse · York, PA
Registered nurse in York: $2,925/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in York at $96,210 a year. About 3,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $80,310 and the 90th is $111,380. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,048/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,925 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Binghamton, about 159 miles away, at $3,162 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,925
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,210
$80,310 to $111,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,048
$1,248 (2 bd)
Employment
3,680
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
109th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $96,210.
- Taxes$2,005
- Rent$1,048
- Other living costs$2,040
- Left over$2,925
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,210
- Federal income tax
- −$12,780
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,360
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,954
- City / county wage tax
- −$962
- Take-home pay
- $72,154
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,048
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,088
Left over each month
$8,018 gross, minus $2,005 in tax and $3,088 in living costs.
$2,925
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Binghamton, $3,162/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in York?
$96,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,680 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in York?
$2,925 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,048, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Binghamton, about 159 miles away, leaves $3,162 a month, more than York.