Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Memphis

Psychiatric nurses in Memphis earn an average of $68,467 per year (or $32.92 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Memphis, TN
15% lower than the national average
$68,467
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Memphis psychiatric nurses earn 15% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Psychiatric nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$48,889
MEDIAN
$62,351
90%
$94,631
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $94,631 $45
75th Percentile $78,471 $37
Median $62,351 $29
25th Percentile $60,142 $28

80% of Memphis psychiatric nurses earn between $48,889 and $94,631.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Memphis

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$73,859
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$68,467

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis psychiatric nurses earn about $73,859 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 psychiatric nurses

Franklin, TN $70,856 per year
Knoxville, TN $60,812 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $70,856 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $60,812 average psychiatric 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 $68,467 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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