Registered Nurse Salary in Alabama
Median annual pay in Alabama
$77,080
$37.06/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Alabama
$86,779
Regional Price Parity: 88.823 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): −$20,470 (−21.0%)
Alabama ranks 51st of 51 states by median pay, and 49th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $58,150 | $27.96 |
| 25th percentile | $63,500 | $30.53 |
| Median | $77,080 | $37.06 |
| 75th percentile | $83,380 | $40.09 |
| 90th percentile | $98,910 | $47.56 |
Employment
- Employment in Alabama
- 54,340
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Alabama
- $77,080
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- −$20,470 (−21.0%)
Cost of living
$77,080 ÷ 88.823 × 100 = $86,779
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | ||
| 49th | $78,060 | $88,118 46th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 50th | $77,090 | $88,657 45th |
| Alabama This page | ||
| 51st | $77,080 | $86,779 49th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Florida
$84,190/year Florida
- Registered Nurse salary in Georgia
$93,550/year Georgia
- Registered Nurse salary in Mississippi
$77,090/year Mississippi
- Registered Nurse salary in Tennessee
$81,500/year Tennessee
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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