Registered Nurses salary in Louisville, KY

Median pay for registered nurses in Louisville, KY: $79,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,140 – $103,490 · about 17,730 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$1,550 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Louisville

With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $79,260 has the buying power of about $85,050 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Louisville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 123rd of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 112th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Louisville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Louisville

A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — about 4.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,500/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 Louisville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+136%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+129%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+126%	2.4×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+99%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
Lexington, KY	$80,490	+2%	1×

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

Who hires registered nurses around Louisville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Norton Healthcare · Healthcare
• Jefferson County Public Schools · Education

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