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Registered Nurse 3

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

134 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $100,137, above the department median of $70,395.

Employees
134
Total payroll
$13.1M
Role median
$100,137
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$83,556$109,698+

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

How total compensation varies among the 134 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 3 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 3 is held in 5 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $100,137 ranks #3 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Correction
$104,076 · 8
Mental Health
$101,460 · 91
Human Services
$92,561 · 1

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse 3 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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Leah Wyllie

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$101,629
Sub-department
Southeast Region
Base pay
$99,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,401
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,629
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,269
Employee ID
612265

At Health, Leah Wyllie serves as a Registered Nurse 3 within Southeast Region. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,629.

Jennifer Cook

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$101,628
Sub-department
West TN Reg Off-Union City
Base pay
$101,628
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,628
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,469
Employee ID
152449

Jennifer Cook is a Registered Nurse 3 at Health within West TN Reg Off-Union City. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,628.

Vanessa Kail

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$100,722
Sub-department
Gibson County
Base pay
$98,568
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,154
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,722
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Dennis

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,214
Employee ID
430947

Vanessa Kail holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Gibson County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,722.