Manager Nursing ICU

Chattanooga, TN at a glance

• $48.44/hrmedian pay, Chattanooga area
• $38–$63middle half of earners, per hour
• 91price level, U.S. = 100
• 5hospitals listed by CMS in Chattanooga

• The metro median is 3% below the Tennessee statewide median of $50.18 per hour. Nationally the median is $56.71 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $48.44 median hour in Chattanooga buys what $52.96 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in Chattanooga: $117 a night for lodging and $74 a day for meals and incidentals.
• HRSA lists 4 active primary care shortage designations covering Hamilton County; shortage areas often have more openings.
• Tennessee is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Tennessee license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.