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Registered Nurse 2*

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

202 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $66,420, below the department median of $70,395.

Employees
202
Total payroll
$13.6M
Role median
$66,420
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$54,744$83,473+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 202 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Registered Nurse 2* pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 72,200 people — is $81,500. Health pays a median base salary of $87,936 for this role, 8% above that figureabout the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,970
$75,460
$81,500
$95,250
$104,920
Health median · $87,936

The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Health’s median base salary is 10% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$68,940
$80,330
$97,550
$112,350
$137,470
Health median · $87,936

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 Health is $89,400, 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

Registered Nurse 2* is held in 3 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $66,420 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse 2* role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Registered Nurse beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $92,515 ranks #6 of 15. See Registered Nurse across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$182,642 · 4,768
Massachusetts
$150,727 · 15
California
$122,503 · 2,781
Illinois
$115,950 · 906
Minnesota
$90,863 · 1,024
Arkansas
$75,245 · 437
South Carolina
$71,400 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Registered Nurseroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jennifer Wright

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$77,562
Sub-department
Lauderdale County
Base pay
$75,696
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,866
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,562
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,308
Employee ID
152587

At Health, Jennifer Wright serves as a Registered Nurse 2* within Lauderdale County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,562.

Andrea Brooks

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$77,337
Sub-department
Hawkins County
Base pay
$75,468
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,869
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,337
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,289
Employee ID
443364

Andrea Brooks holds the role of Registered Nurse 2* at Health within Hawkins County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,337.

Brandy Miller

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$77,330
Sub-department
Warren County
Base pay
$75,468
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,862
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,330
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Lynn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,289
Employee ID
445650

Brandy Miller is a Registered Nurse 2* at Health within Warren County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,330.

Dana Bradford

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$77,186
Sub-department
Perry County
Base pay
$73,944
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,242
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,186
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Elizabeth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,162
Employee ID
477859

Dana Bradford is a Registered Nurse 2* at Health within Perry County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,186.

Karen Hall

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$76,848
Sub-department
Henderson County
Base pay
$76,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,848
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Michelle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,404
Employee ID
137857

At Health, Karen Hall serves as a Registered Nurse 2* within Henderson County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,848.

Shalyn Self

Registered Nurse 2*/Health

2026 total comp
$76,409
Sub-department
Lawrence County
Base pay
$74,568
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,841
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,409
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Rae

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,214
Employee ID
445480

Shalyn Self is a Registered Nurse 2* at Health within Lawrence County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $76,409.