Average PACU Nurse Salary in Memphis

PACU nurses in Memphis earn an average of $76,662 per year (or $36.86 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Memphis, TN
11% lower than the national average
$76,662
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Memphis PACU nurses earn 11% lower than the national average salary for PACU nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

PACU nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$54,741
MEDIAN
$69,814
90%
$105,958
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,958 $50
75th Percentile $87,864 $42
Median $69,814 $33
25th Percentile $67,341 $32

80% of Memphis PACU nurses earn between $54,741 and $105,958.

Cost-of-living adjusted PACU nurse salary in Memphis

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$82,700
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$76,662

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis PACU nurses earn about $82,700 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 PACU nurses

Franklin, TN $79,337 per year
Knoxville, TN $68,091 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where PACU nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average PACU nurses salary is $79,337 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $68,091 average PACU 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
Nurse Manager $75,841 per year
Nurse Educator $74,787 per year
Vascular Nurse $73,734 per year
Trauma Nurse $73,250 per year
Transplant Nurse $72,765 per year

At a $76,662 average annual salary, PACU 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), and substance abuse nurses ($76,894). They tend to earn more than nurse managers ($75,841), nurse educators ($74,787), vascular nurses ($73,734), trauma nurses ($73,250), and transplant nurses ($72,765).

More about PACU nurses

A PACU nurse cares for patients who have undergone surgery or are recovering from procedures requiring anesthesia.

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