Registered Nurses salary in Orlando, FL

Median pay for registered nurses in Orlando, FL: $80,870/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,070 – $102,150 · about 26,020 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$60 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Orlando

With Orlando's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $80,870 has the buying power of about $79,604 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,551 · median home $387,733 · median rent $1,977/mo.

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How Orlando ranks for this job

On raw pay, Orlando, FL is 93rd of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Orlando's cost of living is applied, it ranks 163rd.

The headline number flatters Orlando. 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 Orlando

A median home in Orlando, FL costs $387,733 — 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 $1,977/mo works out at 29% 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 Orlando.

Metro	Median pay	vs Orlando	Rent vs Orlando
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+131%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+124%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+122%	1.8×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+95%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Orlando	Rent vs Orlando
Miami, FL	$83,590	+3%	1.4×
Cape Coral, FL	$82,810	+2%	1×
Tampa, FL	$82,320	+2%	1×
Naples, FL	$81,850	+1%	1.4×

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

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