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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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Wayne Browning

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$92,700
Sub-department
Cheatham County
Base pay
$92,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,700
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Allen

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,725
Employee ID
566038

Wayne Browning holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Cheatham County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,700.

Kristina Lane

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$92,044
Sub-department
Claiborne County
Base pay
$92,044
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,044
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Pauline

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,670
Employee ID
662004

Kristina Lane holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Claiborne County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,044.

Brodie Wampler

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$92,035
Sub-department
Northeast Region
Base pay
$89,820
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,215
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,035
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Tamara Leshae

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,485
Employee ID
598844

At Health, Brodie Wampler serves as a Registered Nurse 3 within Northeast Region. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,035.

Cassandra Brandon

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,948
Sub-department
Southcentral Region
Base pay
$90,312
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,636
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,948
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,526
Employee ID
572011

Cassandra Brandon is a Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Southcentral Region. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,948.

Dariane Cobble

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,934
Sub-department
Northeast Region
Base pay
$90,312
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,622
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,934
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Bailey

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,526
Employee ID
570652

Dariane Cobble is a Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Northeast Region. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,934.

Madison Arnold

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,834
Sub-department
Carter County
Base pay
$90,312
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,522
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,834
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Leigh

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,526
Employee ID
593224

At Health, Madison Arnold serves as a Registered Nurse 3 within Carter County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,834.

Ashton Trent

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,703
Sub-department
Grainger County
Base pay
$89,544
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,159
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,703
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Lashea

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,462
Employee ID
531910

Ashton Trent holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Grainger County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $91,703.

Staci Rush

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,581
Sub-department
Sumner County
Base pay
$89,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,157
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,581
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Elizabeth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,452
Employee ID
585758

Staci Rush is a Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Sumner County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,581.

Jennifer Buterbaugh

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,580
Sub-department
DeKalb County
Base pay
$89,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,156
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,580
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,452
Employee ID
472248

Jennifer Buterbaugh holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Dekalb County. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $91,580.

Maggie Harris

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$91,580
Sub-department
Haywood County
Base pay
$89,424
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,156
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,580
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Anne

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$7,452
Employee ID
513470

At Health, Maggie Harris serves as a Registered Nurse 3 within Haywood County. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,580.