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Registered Nurse 5

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

12 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $134,123, above the department median of $70,395.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$1.6M
Role median
$134,123
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$116,109$149,641+

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

How total compensation varies among the 12 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 5 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 5 is held in 5 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $134,123 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Correction
$144,191 · 3
Children's Services
$136,567 · 1
Tenncare
$122,124 · 1

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse 5 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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Amanda Mason

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$151,200
Sub-department
Local Health Services
Base pay
$147,636
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,564
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$151,200
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$12,303
Employee ID
112542

Amanda Mason works as a Registered Nurse 5 for Health within Local Health Services. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $151,200 in 2026.

Janna Shaull

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$144,114
Sub-department
West Region
Base pay
$140,592
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,522
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,114
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$11,716
Employee ID
115010

Janna Shaull holds the role of Registered Nurse 5 at Health within West Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $144,114.

Valerie Makin

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$141,152
Sub-department
West TN Reg Off-Union City
Base pay
$137,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,452
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$141,152
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Cagle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$11,475
Employee ID
382478

Valerie Makin works as a Registered Nurse 5 for Health within West TN Reg Off-Union City. Their status is full-time. Valerie earned $141,152 in 2026.

Joy Garrett

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$139,531
Sub-department
East Region
Base pay
$133,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,947
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,531
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$11,132
Employee ID
395045

Joy Garrett works as a Registered Nurse 5 for Health within East Region. Their status is full-time. Joy earned $139,531 in 2026.

Katherine Snyder

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$136,842
Sub-department
Northeast Region
Base pay
$131,088
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,754
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$136,842
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,924
Employee ID
117549

Katherine Snyder is a Registered Nurse 5 at Health within Northeast Region. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $136,842.

Sandra Prater

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$135,611
Sub-department
Southeast Region
Base pay
$130,416
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,195
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,611
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,868
Employee ID
147307

Sandra Prater is a Registered Nurse 5 at Health within Southeast Region. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $135,611.

Shelnessa Taylor

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$132,635
Sub-department
Upper Cumberland Region
Base pay
$129,444
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,191
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,635
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,787
Employee ID
109958

Shelnessa Taylor works as a Registered Nurse 5 for Health within Upper Cumberland Region. Their status is full-time. Shelnessa earned $132,635 in 2026.

Doralyn Liddell

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$131,784
Sub-department
Mid Cumberland Region
Base pay
$131,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,784
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Sparkman

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,982
Employee ID
391619

Doralyn Liddell works as a Registered Nurse 5 for Health within Mid Cumberland Region. Their status is full-time. Doralyn earned $131,784 in 2026.

Katrina Hunnicutt

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$124,512
Sub-department
Local Health Services
Base pay
$124,512
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$124,512
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Michelle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,376
Employee ID
441778

At Health, Katrina Hunnicutt serves as a Registered Nurse 5 within Local Health Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $124,512.

Michele Weatherbie

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$123,846
Sub-department
Local Health Services
Base pay
$119,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,338
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$123,846
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,959
Employee ID
105936

Michele Weatherbie holds the role of Registered Nurse 5 at Health within Local Health Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,846.

Tatum Johnson

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$122,196
Sub-department
Local Health Services
Base pay
$122,196
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,196
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Hudgens

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$10,183
Employee ID
512929

At Health, Tatum Johnson serves as a Registered Nurse 5 within Local Health Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,196.

Lindsay Powell

Registered Nurse 5/Health

2026 total comp
$116,109
Sub-department
Southcentral Region
Base pay
$113,376
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,733
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,109
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Loree

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,448
Employee ID
119909

Lindsay Powell holds the role of Registered Nurse 5 at Health within Southcentral Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $116,109.