Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Tennessee

Psychiatric nurses in Tennessee earn an average of $66,638 per year (or $32.04 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Tennessee
17% lower than the national average
$66,638
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Tennessee psychiatric nurses earn 17% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Psychiatric nurse salary range in Tennessee

10%
$48,160
MEDIAN
$62,351
90%
$81,899
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $81,899 $39
75th Percentile $77,242 $37
Median $62,351 $29
25th Percentile $59,433 $28

80% of Tennessee psychiatric nurses earn between $48,160 and $81,899.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Tennessee

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Tennessee
$72,276
Overall Average
Tennessee
$66,638

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Tennessee psychiatric nurses earn about $72,276 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 psychiatric nurses

Franklin, TN $70,856 per year
Memphis, TN $68,467 per year
Knoxville, TN $60,812 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $70,856 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Memphis area comes in second, with a $68,467 average psychiatric nurse salary and 13,670 registered nurses employed.

Psychiatric nurses salaries in other states

California $117,139 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $86,509 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $82,280 per year
Minnesota $86,303 per year
Maryland $81,043 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 $66,638 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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