Tennessee / Mental Health / Licensed Practical Nurse 2*
Job-title file
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
10 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $54,366, above the department median of $52,260.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 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
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 20,830 people — is $58,870. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $54,336 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 38th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mental Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — about 648,410 people — is $64,400. Mental Health’s median base salary is 16% below that national figure, about the 17th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Mental Health is $55,550, 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
Licensed Practical Nurse 2* is held in 5 Tennessee departments. In Mental Health, the median of $54,366 ranks #3 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Licensed Practical Nurse 2* role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $54,225 ranks #6 of 19. See Licensed Practical Nurse across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Licensed Practical Nurse roles 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.
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Record list
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Licensed Practical Nurse 2*/Mental Health
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Norma Ihaza is a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* at Mental Health within Utilization Review. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,779.
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At Mental Health, Emeka Achebe serves as a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* within Unit B. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,079.
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Moses Oyebanji is a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* at Mental Health within Unit D. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $56,569.
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Boyd Shrable holds the role of Licensed Practical Nurse 2* at Mental Health within Employee Development Office. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,886.
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Arinze Dim works as a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* for Mental Health within Unit E. Their status is full-time. Arinze earned $54,652 in 2026.
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Joyce Abbott holds the role of Licensed Practical Nurse 2* at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is part-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,080.
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Isabelle Budza is a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* at Mental Health within Forensic Treatment. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $50,463.
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Jada Lewis works as a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* for Mental Health within Unit C. Their status is full-time. Jada earned $50,223 in 2026.
Licensed Practical Nurse 2*/Mental Health
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At Mental Health, Jordan Burkepile serves as a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* within Medical Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $48,060.
Licensed Practical Nurse 2*/Mental Health
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Candace Norris works as a Licensed Practical Nurse 2* for Mental Health within Unit C. Their status is full-time. Candace earned $48,060 in 2026.