What Registered Nurses earn in Park County, CO
The median pay for Registered Nurses in Park County, CO is $101,130 per year, which works out to $48.62 per hour. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area, the labor market that Park County, CO belongs to. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than the median and half earn less, which makes it a sturdier yardstick than an average that a few very high earners can pull upward.
The mean wage is $100,920, which is 0.2% below the median, so pay is spread fairly evenly. The survey counts about 30,380 people working in this occupation across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Park County, CO has roughly 17,907 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Registered Nurses in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $81,210 a year ($39.04 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $125,870 or more ($60.51 an hour). That is a gap of $44,660 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $85,390 at the 25th percentile and $109,760 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 1.5 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $48.62 an hour or $101,130 a year at the median for Park County, CO. Before any deductions, that is $8,428 a month, $3,890 every two weeks and $1,945 each week. After taxes the same job pays $36.49 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: Registered Nurses
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of Registered Nurses this way: "Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records"; "Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions"; "Record patients' medical information and vital signs"; "Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions".
Job outlook for Registered Nurses
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 3,465,400 jobs in 2025 to 3,660,100 in 2035, a change of +5.6%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 180,800 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 5.2% of current employment each year.
Typical entry-level education: bachelor's degree. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $97,550 for this occupation; the Park County, CO median of $101,130 is 3.7% above it.
How pay in Park County, CO compares
Compared with the Colorado average
A worker in this occupation in Park County, CO earns $1,521 more than the Colorado average of $99,609, a premium of 1.5%. Over a year that premium is worth $1,521 before tax and roughly $1,141 after tax. Within Colorado, Park County, CO already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Registered Nurses is $99,368 across the contiguous United States. At $101,130, Park County, CO pays $1,762 more, which is 1.8% above that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Park County, CO
Among the 554 occupations with published wages in Park County, CO, Registered Nurses ranks number 109 by median pay, ahead of about 80% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Lawyers at $177,380 a year, which is $76,250 more than the median for Registered Nurses.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Registered Nurses earning the Park County, CO median of $101,130, they add up to $25,224. The result is $75,906 of take-home pay a year ($6,326 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $25 goes to taxes and $75 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 24.9%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $85,380. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 22% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $13,698, an effective 13.5% of gross pay, well below the 22% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $6,270 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,466. FICA totals $7,736, which is 7.7% of gross pay.
State income tax in Colorado
Colorado income tax on this salary is $3,790 a year, or 3.7% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 28% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $316 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Park County, CO
IRS Statistics of Income data for Park County, CO show an average adjusted gross income of $87,545 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 12.4% across all filers. Filers in the $100,000 to under $200,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 11.4%, compared with the 13.5% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Park County, CO
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Park County, CO: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $75,906 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Park County, CO, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $1,831 a month ($21,972 a year), and at $2,169 for two bedrooms. For Registered Nurses, a one-bedroom absorbs 28.9% of take-home pay and 21.7% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 3.4% of gross pay for Registered Nurses in Park County, CO. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Colorado residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,576 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $411, for $1,987 in total. Gasoline in Colorado averages $3.14 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,451.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $28,846 a year in Park County, CO. Subtract that from $75,906 of take-home pay and $47,060 remains, which is $3,922 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 46.5% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Local housing and commute data for Park County, CO
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Park County, CO: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Park County, CO, set beside the Colorado and national medians.
Property taxes in Park County, CO
Homeowners in Park County, CO pay a median of $1,771 a year in real estate taxes, 32% below the Colorado median of $2,602 and 43% below the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $532,100, the median tax bill is 0.33% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local Registered Nurses median of $101,130, a tax bill of that size would equal 1.8% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Park County, CO
Renters in Park County, CO pay a median gross rent of $2,161 a month in the Census survey, 23% above the Colorado median of $1,761. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $1,831 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $532,100, 1% below the Colorado median of $539,400. Median household income is $103,670, 9% above the Colorado median of $95,470, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 21.2% of that income.
Commuting in Park County, CO
Workers in Park County, CO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 39.0 minutes each way, 55% above the Colorado average of 25.2. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 6.5 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 24.4% of workers in Park County, CO work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can Registered Nurses afford to live in Park County, CO?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $101,130 that ceiling is $2,528 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,831 is $697 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $35.21 an hour; the median for Registered Nurses is $48.62, which is 38% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $36.49 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 11.6 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $2,169 a month means $1,085 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $8,958 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $56,018.
How fast you can save
At $3,922 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 3 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 6 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Registered Nurses pay in Park County, CO
How much do Registered Nurses make per hour in Park County, CO?
The median is $48.62 per hour, based on $101,130 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $39.04 at the 10th percentile to $60.51 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Registered Nurses take home after taxes in Park County, CO?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $101,130 becomes $75,906 a year. That is $6,326 a month, $2,919 every two weeks or $1,460 a week.
How much tax do Registered Nurses pay in Park County, CO?
Total taxes are $25,224 a year, an effective rate of 24.9%: $13,698 federal income tax, $7,736 FICA and $3,790 Colorado income tax.
Do Registered Nurses earn more in Park County, CO than elsewhere in Colorado?
Yes. The local median of $101,130 is +1.5% versus the Colorado average of $99,609, a difference of $1,521 a year.
Can Registered Nurses afford a one-bedroom apartment in Park County, CO?
A one-bedroom costs $1,831 a month against take-home pay of $6,326, which is 28.9% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $2,528 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Registered Nurses in Park County, CO?
About $3,922 a month ($47,060 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $28,846 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Park County, CO at the 30% guideline?
$35.21 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $21,972 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Registered Nurses is $48.62.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Colorado rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.