Average ER Nurse Salary in Memphis

ER nurses in Memphis earn an average of $66,361 per year (or $31.91 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Memphis, TN
19% lower than the national average
$66,361
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Memphis ER nurses earn 19% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$47,385
MEDIAN
$60,433
90%
$91,720
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $91,720 $44
75th Percentile $76,057 $36
Median $60,433 $29
25th Percentile $58,292 $28

80% of Memphis ER nurses earn between $47,385 and $91,720.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Memphis

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$71,587
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$66,361

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis ER nurses earn about $71,587 per year. Cost-of-living in Memphis is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Tennessee for ER nurses

Franklin, TN $68,676 per year
Knoxville, TN $58,941 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average ER nurses salary is $68,676 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $58,941 average ER nurse salary and 7,930 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Memphis, TN?

Case Management Nurse $80,897 per year
Dialysis Nurse $80,286 per year
Oncology Nurse $77,948 per year
Renal Nurse $77,484 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $76,894 per year
PACU Nurse $76,662 per year
Nurse Manager $75,841 per year
Nurse Educator $74,787 per year
Vascular Nurse $73,734 per year
Trauma Nurse $73,250 per year

At a $66,361 average annual salary, ER nurses in Memphis tend to earn less than case management nurses ($80,897), dialysis nurses ($80,286), oncology nurses ($77,948), renal nurses ($77,484), substance abuse nurses ($76,894), PACU nurses ($76,662), nurse managers ($75,841), nurse educators ($74,787), vascular nurses ($73,734), and trauma nurses ($73,250).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health