Average Rehab Nurse Salary in Tennessee

Rehab nurses in Tennessee earn an average of $61,512 per year (or $29.58 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Tennessee
23% lower than the national average
$61,512
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Tennessee rehab nurses earn 23% lower than the national average salary for rehab nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Rehab nurse salary range in Tennessee

10%
$44,455
MEDIAN
$57,555
90%
$75,599
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $75,599 $36
75th Percentile $71,300 $34
Median $57,555 $27
25th Percentile $54,861 $26

80% of Tennessee rehab nurses earn between $44,455 and $75,599.

Cost-of-living adjusted rehab nurse salary in Tennessee

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Tennessee
$66,716
Overall Average
Tennessee
$61,512

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Tennessee rehab nurses earn about $66,716 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 rehab nurses

Franklin, TN $65,405 per year
Memphis, TN $63,201 per year
Knoxville, TN $56,134 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where rehab nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average rehab nurses salary is $65,405 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Memphis area comes in second, with a $63,201 average rehab nurse salary and 13,670 registered nurses employed.

Rehab nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $85,893 per year
Washington $88,015 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,063 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $86,698 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 $61,512 average annual salary, rehab 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 rehab nurses

Rehabilitation nurses, also known as rehab nurses, provide care and support to patients who are recovering from an illness or injury. Their goal is to help these patients regain as much physical and mental function as possible, and to assist them in returning to their normal lives. Some of the specific duties of a rehab nurse might include working with patients to develop personalized rehabilitation plans, providing therapeutic treatments and exercises, monitoring patients' progress, and helping patients with activities of daily living. They may also provide education and support to patients and their families, and work closely with other members of the rehabilitation team.

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