Registered Nurse pay in Philadelphia, by the numbers
Here is how that number compares with the rest of the United States, with PA, and with other jobs in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia vs the national and PA picture
Directly above Philadelphia is Dallas (US$101,420); directly below is Denver (US$101,130). The full range runs from US$83,520 in Jacksonville to US$216,740 in San Jose.
No other PA metro has observed registered nurse percentiles here, so Philadelphia is judged against the 21-metro national list instead.
Take-home, rent and buying power for Philadelphia registered nurses
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$101,200).
Adjusting for prices does not move Philadelphia in the ranking: it is 11th of 21 on both cash and buying power.
After a simplified 13% effective national income tax, the median nets about US$7,300 a month. A modeled 1-bedroom (US$1,650) takes 23% of that, leaving around US$3,820 after modeled living costs.
If you compared Philadelphia with similarly priced cities
New York (similar cost level, COL 100) pays US$119,720, 18% more than Philadelphia; modeled monthly leftover is US$1,200 higher.
A registered nurse moving from Philadelphia to Los Angeles (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median rise 34% to US$135,560, with US$2,210 more left over monthly in our model.
A registered nurse moving from Philadelphia to Chicago (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median fall 1% to US$100,490, with US$50 less left over monthly in our model.
Where Registered Nurse ranks among Philadelphia jobs
Of the 9 roles we track in Philadelphia, Registered Nurse is 6th by median; the highest is Lawyer (US$170,660).
Closest neighbours in the Philadelphia list: Project Manager at US$104,160 (+3%) and Financial Analyst at US$95,400 (-6%).
Where Philadelphia stands for junior and senior registered nurses
Starting pay holds up better than senior pay here. The 10th percentile places 11th nationally among observed metros; the 90th places 18th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$235,190 at the 90th percentile, +93% against Philadelphia.
The registered nurse pay range in Philadelphia
The band is fairly compact — US$79,160 to US$121,900, 1.5× from the 10th to the 90th percentile — so most offers cluster near the median.