Home health nurse salary in Tennessee
Open home health nurse jobs in Tennessee post a median of $36.75 an hour, the middle half $29.25–$49.11 (about $76,400 a year full time), $5.86 below the national posted median. From 14 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.
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What home health nurses are paid in Tennessee
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Median $36.75 an hour. Middle half $29.25 to $49.11. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs in Tennessee
Middle half of 14 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $36.75. 26% of the 53 open home health nurse jobs in Tennessee state an hourly rate.
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Home health nurse pay by employer in Tennessee
What each employer posts for home health nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in Tennessee (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for home health nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Jobs that state a yearly salary
Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.
7 open jobs in Tennessee state a yearly salary: a median of $98,500, the middle half $89,700 to $100,600.
Best-paid open home health nurse jobs in Tennessee
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - Full Time
HomeFirst of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2mo ago
$55–$145/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health - PRN
HomeFirst of Middle Tennessee · Hendersonville, TN · 1mo ago
$55–$145/hr
CommonSpirit Health · Chattanooga, TN · 2d ago
$35.01–$74.67/hrLive Well Home Care · Memphis, TN · 6d ago
$50/hr
Registered Nurse - RN (Home Health)
UnitedHealth Group · Bolivar and Paris, TN · 3w ago
$30.82–$62.03/hr
RN Registered Nurse Home Health
UnitedHealth Group · Maryville and Greeneville, TN · 2d ago
$32.65–$54.41/hr
Giving Home Health Care · Oak Ridge, TN · 5mo ago
$35–$50/hr
Maxim Healthcare Services · Bluff City, TN · 4w ago
$28–$34 /hr
Maxim Healthcare Services · Kingsport, TN · 4w ago
$28–$34 /hr
What BLS measures in Tennessee
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $30.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $36.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $39.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $45.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $50.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 72,200 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$40.40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, opens in a new tab)
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, opens in a new tab)
- Knoxville, TN$37.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Knoxville, TN, opens in a new tab)
- Chattanooga, TN-GA$38.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chattanooga, TN-GA, opens in a new tab)
- Johnson City, TN$37.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Johnson City, TN, opens in a new tab)
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, opens in a new tab)
- Jackson, TN$36.35/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jackson, TN, opens in a new tab)
- Clarksville, TN-KY$38.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Clarksville, TN-KY, opens in a new tab)
Home health nurse salary in Tennessee: common questions
How much does a home health nurse make in Tennessee?
Open home health nurse jobs in Tennessee that state an hourly rate post a median of $36.75, the middle half $29.25–$49.11 (14 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $76,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $39.18/hr ($81,500 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Tennessee (May 2025).
How does Tennessee compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Tennessee ($36.75) is $5.86 below the national posted median of $42.61. In the BLS survey Tennessee ranks 41 of 52 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 14 of 53 open home health nurse jobs in Tennessee (26%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Home health nurse pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Home health nurse salary in Tennessee. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/home-health-nurse/tennessee