Average Bariatric Nurse Salary in Memphis

Bariatric nurses in Memphis earn an average of $68,783 per year (or $33.07 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Memphis, TN
18% lower than the national average
$68,783
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Memphis bariatric nurses earn 18% lower than the national average salary for bariatric nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

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Bariatric nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$49,115
MEDIAN
$62,639
90%
$95,068
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $95,068 $45
75th Percentile $78,833 $37
Median $62,639 $30
25th Percentile $60,420 $29

80% of Memphis bariatric nurses earn between $49,115 and $95,068.

Cost-of-living adjusted bariatric nurse salary in Memphis

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$74,200
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$68,783

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis bariatric nurses earn about $74,200 per year. Cost-of-living in Memphis is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Tennessee for bariatric nurses

Franklin, TN $71,183 per year
Knoxville, TN $61,093 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where bariatric nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average bariatric nurses salary is $71,183 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $61,093 average bariatric nurse salary and 7,930 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Memphis, TN?

Case Management Nurse $80,897 per year
Dialysis Nurse $80,286 per year
Oncology Nurse $77,948 per year
Renal Nurse $77,484 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $76,894 per year
PACU Nurse $76,662 per year
Nurse Manager $75,841 per year
Nurse Educator $74,787 per year
Vascular Nurse $73,734 per year
Trauma Nurse $73,250 per year

At a $68,783 average annual salary, bariatric nurses in Memphis tend to earn less than case management nurses ($80,897), dialysis nurses ($80,286), oncology nurses ($77,948), renal nurses ($77,484), substance abuse nurses ($76,894), PACU nurses ($76,662), nurse managers ($75,841), nurse educators ($74,787), vascular nurses ($73,734), and trauma nurses ($73,250).

More about bariatric nurses

A bariatric nurse works with patients who are mobidly obese and undergoing bariatric surgery.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health