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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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Felicia Love

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$111,773
Sub-department
Wayne County
Base pay
$109,152
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,621
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,773
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,096
Employee ID
120722

Felicia Love works as a Registered Nurse 3 for Health within Wayne County. Their status is full-time. Felicia earned $111,773 in 2026.

Elizabeth Dove

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$109,968
Sub-department
Northeast Region
Base pay
$105,276
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,692
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,968
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,773
Employee ID
455835

Elizabeth Dove holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Northeast Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $109,968.

Angela Forrester

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$109,731
Sub-department
Meigs County
Base pay
$107,124
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,607
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,731
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Denise

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,927
Employee ID
379587

Angela Forrester is a Registered Nurse 3 at Health within Meigs County. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $109,731.

Lacy Hall

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$109,680
Sub-department
Wilson County
Base pay
$107,124
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,556
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,680
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Nicole

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,927
Employee ID
144285

Lacy Hall works as a Registered Nurse 3 for Health within Wilson County. Their status is full-time. Lacy earned $109,680 in 2026.

Melissa Taylor

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$108,816
Sub-department
Northeast Region
Base pay
$106,152
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,664
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,816
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,846
Employee ID
372249

Melissa Taylor works as a Registered Nurse 3 for Health within Northeast Region. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $108,816 in 2026.

Katina Gallaher

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$108,815
Sub-department
McMinn County
Base pay
$106,152
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,663
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,815
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Nicole

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,846
Employee ID
106332

Katina Gallaher works as a Registered Nurse 3 for Health within Mcminn County. Their status is full-time. Katina earned $108,815 in 2026.

Brittney Ragan

Registered Nurse 3/Health

2026 total comp
$108,592
Sub-department
East Region
Base pay
$105,984
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,608
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,592
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$8,832
Employee ID
503190

Brittney Ragan holds the role of Registered Nurse 3 at Health within East Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,592.