Registered nurse · Knoxville, TN

Registered nurse in Knoxville: $2,043/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Knoxville at $77,240 a year. About 9,500 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $57,070 and the 90th is $97,360. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,043 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 160 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,043

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,240

$57,070 to $97,360

Rent (1 bd)

$1,296

$1,543 (2 bd)

Employment

9,500

Location quotient 1.03

Pay rank

346th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $77,240.

Taxes$1,210
Rent$1,296
Other living costs$1,888
Left over$2,043

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $77,240
Federal income tax: −$8,607
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,909
State income tax (TN): None
Take-home pay: $62,724
Effective tax rate: 18.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,296
Groceries: $368
Getting around: $554
Healthcare: $414
Utilities and internet: $230
Everything else: $322
Total spending: $3,184

Left over each month

$6,437 gross, minus $1,210 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.

$2,043

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Knoxville?

$77,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,500 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Knoxville?

$2,043 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 160 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Knoxville.