Registered Nurses Salary in Alabama

In Alabama, registered nurses earn a median $77,080 a year, well below the national median of $97,550 (−21%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 69% more than the median across all occupations in Alabama ($45,670). Every neighbouring state pays more: Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi range from $77,090 in Mississippi to $93,550 in Georgia. Alabama employs 54,340 registered nurses, 25.7 per 1,000 jobs, the 22nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Alabama vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Alabama and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
AlabamaHourly$27.96$30.53$37.06$40.09$47.56$37.0354,34025.711.18
Annual$58,150$63,500$77,080$83,380$98,910$77,020
United StatesHourly$33.14$38.62$46.90$54.02$66.09$48.763,379,720––
Annual$68,940$80,330$97,550$112,350$137,470$101,420
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $58,150$58,15025th25th: $63,500$63,500MedianMedian: $77,080$77,08075th75th: $83,380$83,38090th90th: $98,910$98,910US median
Alabama annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
51st of 51 states
Rank by employment
22nd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.18
Jobs per 1,000
25.71

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Alabama's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Alabama

13 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Alabama publish a row for registered nurses, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Columbus, GA-AL$39.66$82,500$65,090$101,6102,79023.981.10
Montgomery, AL$38.25$79,570$55,180$121,8503,99024.091.11
Mobile, AL$38.22$79,490$61,650$98,9105,26030.461.40
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38.20$79,450$58,710$93,5901,77020.270.93
Birmingham, AL$37.83$78,680$62,230$102,96017,85034.311.58
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37.52$78,040$60,530$101,9801,43019.720.91
Gadsden, AL$37.41$77,810$58,460$91,5401,21036.511.68
Huntsville, AL$37.06$77,090$51,760$98,2606,80025.511.17
Tuscaloosa, AL$36.18$75,250$55,500$103,9202,59023.921.10
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34.97$72,730$50,190$89,47099022.631.04
Decatur, AL$32.85$68,320$51,170$91,74096015.700.72
Dothan, AL$32.42$67,430$53,490$84,9301,94031.941.47
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$31.90$66,360$53,920$91,1101,32023.521.08
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35.29$73,410$51,310$90,1602,52016.510.76
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$33.23$69,130$52,940$88,5101,36016.240.75
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$32.35$67,280$55,150$86,3501,06016.370.75
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$31.03$64,540$50,440$80,3501,33019.630.90

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Alabama$37.06$77,08054,3401.18
Florida$40.48$84,190229,9401.07
Georgia$44.98$93,550100,9500.95
Mississippi$37.06$77,09029,0601.15
Tennessee$39.18$81,50072,2001.01

See the national page for Registered Nurses (every state ranked) and the Alabama wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Alabama estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.