Compared with the local labor market
Licensed Practical Nurse 2* pay vs. Tennessee
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 20,830 people — is $58,870. Department of Disability and Aging pays a median base salary of $53,580 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 36th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Disability and Aging sits in the local pay range
$41,110
$49,170
$58,870
$62,650
$67,540
Department of Disability and Aging median · $53,580
The bar is the range of annual wages for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Disability and Aging’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 648,410 people — is $64,400. Department of Disability and Aging’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 16th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$49,740
$59,000
$64,400
$76,030
$83,440
Department of Disability and Aging median · $53,580
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Disability and Aging is $56,994, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Tennessee
Licensed Practical Nurse 2* is held in 5 Tennessee departments. In Department of Disability and Aging, the median of $52,404 ranks #4 of 5.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Licensed Practical Nurse 2* role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Licensed Practical Nurse beyond Tennessee
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $54,225 ranks #6 of 19. See Licensed Practical Nurse across all of Tennessee →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Licensed Practical Nurse roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.