Registered Nurses salary in Lancaster, PA

Median pay for registered nurses in Lancaster, PA: $80,470/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,750 – $100,230 · about 5,050 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$340 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Lancaster

With Lancaster's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $80,470 has the buying power of about $83,170 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,458 · median home $388,207 · median rent $1,526/mo.

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How Lancaster ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lancaster, PA is 100th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Lancaster's cost of living is applied, it ranks 136th.

The headline number flatters Lancaster. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, registered nurses here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Lancaster

A median home in Lancaster, PA costs $388,207 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,526/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lancaster.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+132%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+125%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+123%	2.4×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+96%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Philadelphia, PA	$96,710	+20%	1.3×
Reading, PA	$91,410	+14%	1×
Harrisburg, PA	$82,190	+2%	1×
Allentown, PA	$82,160	+2%	1.2×

Staying in PA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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