Average Trauma Nurse Salary in Memphis

Trauma nurses in Memphis earn an average of $73,250 per year (or $35.22 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Memphis, TN
11% lower than the national average
$73,250
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Memphis trauma nurses earn 11% lower than the national average salary for trauma nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

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Trauma nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$52,304
MEDIAN
$66,706
90%
$101,241
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $101,241 $48
75th Percentile $83,952 $40
Median $66,706 $32
25th Percentile $64,343 $30

80% of Memphis trauma nurses earn between $52,304 and $101,241.

Cost-of-living adjusted trauma nurse salary in Memphis

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$79,018
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$73,250

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis trauma nurses earn about $79,018 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 trauma nurses

Franklin, TN $75,805 per year
Knoxville, TN $65,060 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where trauma nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average trauma nurses salary is $75,805 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $65,060 average trauma 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
Transplant Nurse $72,765 per year

At a $73,250 average annual salary, trauma 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), and vascular nurses ($73,734). They tend to earn more than transplant nurses ($72,765).

More about trauma nurses

A trauma nurse's primary goal is to stabalize patients with serious injuries so they can be transferred to a different department to recieve further care.

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