Registered Nurses salary in Clarksville, TN

Median pay for registered nurses in Clarksville, TN: $76,170/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,600 – $97,260 · about 1,540 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$4,640 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Clarksville

With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $76,170 has the buying power of about $83,107 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.

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How Clarksville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 155th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 137th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Clarksville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Clarksville

A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 3.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,342/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Clarksville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+146%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+138%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+135%	2.7×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+107%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Nashville, TN	$78,020	+2%	1.3×
Memphis, TN	$77,290	+1%	1.1×
Chattanooga, TN	$73,950	−3%	1.1×
Kingsport, TN	$68,080	−11%	1×

Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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