Registered nurse · Yuma, AZ

Registered nurse in Yuma: $3,093/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Yuma at $94,320 a year. About 1,640 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 $66,620 and the 90th is $116,750. Pay ranks 121st-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,093 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 177 miles away, at $3,697 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,093

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,320

$66,620 to $116,750

Rent (1 bd)

$951

$1,132 (2 bd)

Employment

1,640

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

121st of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $94,320.

Taxes$1,798
Rent$951
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$3,093

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,320
Federal income tax: −$12,364
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,215
State income tax (AZ): −$1,993
Take-home pay: $72,747
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $951
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,969

Left over each month

$7,860 gross, minus $1,798 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.

$3,093

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $3,697/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Yuma?

$94,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,640 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Riverside, about 177 miles away, leaves $3,697 a month, more than Yuma.