SALARY · LICENSED PRACTICAL AND LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES · TENNESSEE

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Tennessee

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Tennessee, where the median was $58,870 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$58,870

$28 per hour at the median · That is $5,530 (8.6 percent) below the national median of $64,400 for this occupation.

$56,470Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$20,830People employed in this job in Tennessee

Salary range

25th: $49,170Median: $58,87075th: $62,650
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$49,170
Median (50th percentile)$58,870
75th percentile$62,650
Mean$56,470

The middle half of workers earned from $49,170 to $62,650 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$49,482 a year
$4,124 a month
Federal tax $4,884 · FICA $4,504 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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