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Registered nurse salary in Tennessee

Open registered nurse jobs in Tennessee post a median of $47.25 an hour, the middle half $43–$56 (about $98,300 a year full time), $1.75 below the national posted median. From 371 jobs at 20 employers that state their pay.

$47.25
Median posted /hr
$43–$56
Middle half /hr
$98,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$39.18
BLS median in TN
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in Tennessee · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered 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).

Posted hourly rates of 371 open jobs in Tennessee. Lowest posted $25.42, highest $145.

Posted on open jobs in Tennessee

$43–$56/hr

Middle half of 112 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47.25. 24% of the 1,561 open registered nurse jobs in Tennessee state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Tennessee

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Nashville$49.25$31.41–$145144 (8)
Chattanooga$45.50$30–$97.7861 (4)
Smyrna$49.75$42.78–$65.7025 (1)
Murfreesboro$46.75$31.75–$86.1922 (2)
Hendersonville$49.50$33.69–$14519 (3)
Memphis$45.50$31.50–$7019 (6)
Dickson$49.25$42.78–$59.5016 (1)
Springfield$48.25$42.78–$59.5010 (1)
Gallatin$57.50$32–$63.968 (3)
Germantown$55$33–$707 (2)
Knoxville$47.50$29–$657 (5)
Clarksville$60$34.46–$656 (2)
Winchester$60.50$58.50–$62.404 (1)
Jasper$48.25$44–$52.504 (1)
Pulaski$58.50$56.25–$60.843 (1)
Athens$57.75$54.75–$60.843 (1)
Oak Ridge$42.50$35–$503 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Tennessee

What each employer posts for registered nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$49.75$33–$81.90189
Ascension$46.25$31.41–$86.1977
CommonSpirit Health$43.25$25.42–$97.7836
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$65$54–$7519
UnitedHealth Group$43.50$29–$65.299
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare$70$60–$708
Acadia Healthcare$55$33–$607
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital$43.25$31.50–$555
Giving Home Health Care$42.50$35–$505
Select Medical$47.50$35–$603
HomeFirst of Middle Tennessee$100$55–$1452
Tenet Healthcare$62.50$60–$652
Genesis HealthCare$43$33–$692
BrightSpring Health Services$51$42–$601
Amedisys$42$41–$431
Covenant Living$41$33.73–$48.401
CVS Health$41$26.01–$56.141
RHA Health Services$39$38–$401
Youth Villages$35$351
Mental Health Cooperative$33.50$32–$351

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 registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift registered nurse pay in Tennessee

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (12 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, TN$49.25 (46)$49.75 (143)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN$65 (14)$70 (5)
UnitedHealth Group, TN$43 (1)$44 (8)
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, TN$70 (4)$65 (4)
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, MS$70 (3)$70 (2)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN$43.25 (2)$43.25 (3)
Select Medical, TN$42.75 (2)$47.50 (1)
Select Medical, SC$42.75 (2)$47.50 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

21 open jobs in Tennessee state a yearly salary: a median of $98,300, the middle half $88,900 to $104,300.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Tennessee

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

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.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
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

Registered nurse salary in Tennessee: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Tennessee?

Open registered nurse jobs in Tennessee that state an hourly rate post a median of $47.25, the middle half $43–$56 (371 jobs from 20 employers). Full time that is about $98,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $39.18/hr ($81,500 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Tennessee (May 2025).

Where in Tennessee do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Nashville ($49.25), Chattanooga ($45.50), Smyrna ($49.75) and Murfreesboro ($46.75). The town table lists 17.

Which employers in Tennessee pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare ($70), Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($65) and Acadia Healthcare ($55).

How does Tennessee compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Tennessee ($47.25) is $1.75 below the national posted median of $49. 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: 371 of 1,561 open registered nurse jobs in Tennessee (24%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Registered nurse pay in other states

Registered nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in Tennessee. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/tennessee

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