Women Nurses in Tennessee: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Nursing remains 88% female; smaller pay gap than most professions thanks to union density. This page applies Tennessee’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for nurses to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Registered Nurses in Tennessee
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Tennessee’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-2.6% vs national) to the national BLS median for female nurses. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Tennessee context
Tennessee’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 81.6%, ranking #25 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 16.7% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 2 women from Tennessee serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Tennessee.
Other professions in Tennessee
Women nurses in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female nurses in Tennessee?
Estimated at $75,952 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female nurses ($78,000) adjusted by Tennessee’s overall wage environment (-2.6% vs national).
What is the pay gap for nurses in Tennessee?
Estimated at 12.7%, or about $11,044 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Tennessee compare nationally on pay equity?
Tennessee ranks #25 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
29-1141 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.