Registered nurse salary in Alabama

Open registered nurse jobs in Alabama post a median of $44.25 an hour, the middle half $39.75–$49 (about $92,000 a year full time), $4.75 below the national posted median. From 205 jobs at 14 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in AL

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in Alabama · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered nurses are paid in Alabama

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 205 open jobs in Alabama. Lowest posted $25.78, highest $75.55.

Posted on open jobs in Alabama

$39.75–$49/hr

Middle half of 50 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $44.25. 16% of the 1,268 open registered nurse jobs in Alabama state an hourly rate.

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Registered nurse pay by town in Alabama

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Birmingham	$45	$28.04–$75.55	167 (4)
Florence	$53	$36.85–$69	4 (2)
Dothan	$52.25	$36.89–$61.49	4 (2)
Mobile	$46.25	$34.46–$61.49	4 (2)
Decatur	$46.50	$30.83–$69	3 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Alabama

What each employer posts for registered nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
UAB Medicine	$39	$28.04–$75.55	162
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$54.50	$48.24–$58.50	15
UnitedHealth Group	$43	$28.27–$62.57	11
Amedisys	$41	$32–$50	4
Genesis HealthCare	$50.50	$36.85–$69	2
Option Care Health	$49.25	$36.89–$61.49	2
North Mississippi Health Services	$34	$25.78–$42.63	2
Advocate Health	$46.50	$35.50–$57.30	1
Select Medical	$45	$45	1
Healogics	$44.25	$35.68–$52.90	1
Acts Retirement-Life Communities	$42.25	$33–$51.69	1
CVS Health	$41	$26.01–$56.14	1
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.	$36.50	$30–$42.77	1
Air Methods	$29.50	$29.59	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Alabama (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

35 open jobs in Alabama state a yearly salary: a median of $89,000, the middle half $80,100 to $99,100.

Best-paid open registered nurse jobs in Alabama

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

RN - Registered Nurse - Float Travel Alternative Program (TAP)
UAB Medicine · Birmingham, AL· 2w ago
$68.00/hr
RN - Senior House Supervisor - Center for Patient Flow - PM (766)
UAB Medicine · Birmingham, AL· 4mo ago
$46.50–$75.55/hr
RN: ICU - Contract - Nights - Florence, AL
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Florence, AL· 1w ago
$56.25–$58.5/hr
RN: Med/Surg - Contract - Nights - Florence, AL
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Florence, AL· 2w ago
$56.25–$58.5/hr
Registered Nurse, RN
Genesis HealthCare · Florence, Gardendale and 4 more, AL· 1d ago
$36.85–$69/hr
Registered Nurse 13 Week Assignment
Amedisys · Roanoke, AL· 1mo ago
$50.00/hr
Infusion RN - Per Diem - Dothan
Option Care Health · Dothan, AL· 2mo ago
$36.89–$61.49/hr
Infusion Suite RN - Mobile
Option Care Health · Mobile, AL· 1mo ago
$36.89–$61.49/hr
Nurse Instructor, RN
Genesis HealthCare · Florence, AL· 2d ago
$41–$55/hr
RN Case Manager
UnitedHealth Group · Sylacauga, AL· 2d ago
$32.65–$62.57/hr
RN - Home Health
UnitedHealth Group · Decatur and Athens, AL· 2d ago
$30.83–$62.03/hr
Registered Nurse I SE
Advocate Health · Centre, AL· 6d ago
$35.50–$57.30/hr

What BLS measures in Alabama

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alabama. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$27.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$30.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$37.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$40.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$47.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	54,340 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Birmingham, AL$37.83/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Birmingham, AL, opens in a new tab)
Huntsville, AL$37.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntsville, AL, opens in a new tab)
Mobile, AL$38.22/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Mobile, AL, opens in a new tab)
Montgomery, AL$38.25/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Montgomery, AL, opens in a new tab)
Columbus, GA-AL$39.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL, opens in a new tab)
Tuscaloosa, AL$36.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Tuscaloosa, AL, opens in a new tab)
Dothan, AL$32.42/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dothan, AL, opens in a new tab)
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, opens in a new tab)

Registered nurse salary in Alabama: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Alabama?

Open registered nurse jobs in Alabama that state an hourly rate post a median of $44.25, the middle half $39.75–$49 (205 jobs from 14 employers). Full time that is about $92,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $37.06/hr ($77,080 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Alabama (May 2025).

Where in Alabama do registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Birmingham ($45), Florence ($53), Dothan ($52.25) and Mobile ($46.25). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Alabama pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($54.50), UnitedHealth Group ($43) and Amedisys ($41).

How does Alabama compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Alabama ($44.25) is $4.75 below the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey Alabama ranks 50 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 205 of 1,268 open registered nurse jobs in Alabama (16%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered nurse salary in Alabama. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-nurse/alabama

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