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Registered Nurses salary in Allentown, PA

The median registered nurses in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $101,440 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,423 a month.

10th percentile
$78,280
25th percentile
$83,830
Median percentile
$101,440
75th percentile
$104,750
90th percentile
$118,070

Based on 10,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$77,079 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,440
Federal income tax−$13,487
Social Security + Medicare−$7,760
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,114
Monthly take-home$6,423
Every two weeks$2,965

Does it go far here?

$101,472Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania