Average ER Nurse Salary in Tennessee

ER nurses in Tennessee earn an average of $64,588 per year (or $31.05 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Tennessee
21% lower than the national average
$64,588
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Tennessee ER nurses earn 21% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Tennessee

10%
$46,678
MEDIAN
$60,433
90%
$79,379
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $79,379 $38
75th Percentile $74,865 $35
Median $60,433 $29
25th Percentile $57,604 $27

80% of Tennessee ER nurses earn between $46,678 and $79,379.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Tennessee

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Tennessee
$70,052
Overall Average
Tennessee
$64,588

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Tennessee ER nurses earn about $70,052 per year. Cost-of-living in Tennessee 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 ER nurses

Franklin, TN $68,676 per year
Memphis, TN $66,361 per year
Knoxville, TN $58,941 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average ER nurses salary is $68,676 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Memphis area comes in second, with a $66,361 average ER nurse salary and 13,670 registered nurses employed.

ER nurses salaries in other states

California $124,000 per year
Oregon $96,733 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $106,786 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $87,496 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Rhode Island $74,577 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Tennessee?

Case Management Nurse $78,736 per year
Dialysis Nurse $78,141 per year
Oncology Nurse $75,865 per year
Renal Nurse $75,414 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $74,840 per year
PACU Nurse $74,615 per year
Nurse Manager $73,815 per year
Nurse Educator $72,790 per year
Vascular Nurse $71,765 per year
Trauma Nurse $71,293 per year

At a $64,588 average annual salary, ER nurses in Tennessee tend to earn less than case management nurses ($78,736), dialysis nurses ($78,141), oncology nurses ($75,865), renal nurses ($75,414), substance abuse nurses ($74,840), PACU nurses ($74,615), nurse managers ($73,815), nurse educators ($72,790), vascular nurses ($71,765), and trauma nurses ($71,293).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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