Registered Nurses Salary in Knoxville, TN
Median annual salary
$77,240
-21% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$88,986
cost index 86.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Knoxville, TN
| 10th percentile | $57,070 |
| 25th percentile | $71,550 |
| Median (50th) | $77,240 |
| 75th percentile | $83,000 |
| 90th percentile | $97,360 |
| Mean | $78,410 |
| Employed in metro | 9,500 |
A Registered Nurses in Knoxville, TN earns a median of $77,240 per year. That is 21% below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation. Because Knoxville, TN has a cost index of 86.8 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $88,986 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,422, median gross rent $1,145/mo, and the median home value $290,200. See the full Knoxville, TN cost-of-living profile.