LIVE MARKET·3,799 AL postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026

Registered Nurse (RN) salary in Alabama: $52.50/hr$2,100/wk$109,200/yr median.

Pay range $47.62$1,905$99,050–$57.39/hr$2,296/wk$119,371/yr across the middle 50% of 3,799 active Alabama postings from 198 employers.

16.5% below the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr · #45 of 51 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$52.50$2,100$109,200
P25–P75
$47.62$1,905$99,050–$57.39$2,296$119,371
middle 50%
Postings
3,799
last 12 months
Employers
198
in AL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

How Alabama compares with its neighbors.

01Tennessee6,870 postings
$52.81/hr$2,112/wk$109,845/yr
02Alabama (this page)3,799 postings
$52.50/hr$2,100/wk$109,200/yr
03Georgia11,471 postings
$51.39/hr$2,056/wk$106,891/yr04Mississippi1,300 postings
$51.11/hr$2,044/wk$106,309/yr05Florida5,535 postings
$45.00/hr$1,800/wk$93,600/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Registered Nurse (RN) pay is highest nationally.

01California41,443 postings
$79.53/hr$3,181/wk$165,422/yr02Alaska4,035 postings
$77.08/hr$3,083/wk$160,326/yr03Massachusetts19,862 postings
$73.38/hr$2,935/wk$152,630/yr04Hawaii2,455 postings
$73.08/hr$2,923/wk$152,006/yr05Montana2,998 postings
$71.78/hr$2,871/wk$149,302/yr
See all 51 states →National Registered Nurse (RN) salary
03·REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ROLES IN ALABAMA·8 ROLES

Registered Nurse (RN) roles in Alabama, by title.

01Med Surg/Telemetry Nurse157 postings
$57.38/hr$2,295/wk$119,350/yr02PCU Nurse99 postings
$54.94/hr$2,198/wk$114,275/yr03Med-Surg Nurse447 postings
$54.92/hr$2,197/wk$114,234/yr04Emergency Department Nurse98 postings
$54.50/hr$2,180/wk$113,360/yr05ICU Nurse219 postings
$54.48/hr$2,179/wk$113,318/yr06Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)266 postings
$54.00/hr$2,160/wk$112,320/yr07Telemetry Nurse74 postings
$51.07/hr$2,043/wk$106,226/yr08Registered Nurse (RN)312 postings
$38.50/hr$1,540/wk$80,080/yr
National Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·REGISTERED NURSE (RN) · AL

Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Alabama, answered.

What do Registered Nurse (RN) jobs pay in Alabama?

The median Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Alabama is $52.50/hr (about $109,200/yr), based on 3,799 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.

What is the Registered Nurse (RN) pay range in Alabama?

The middle 50% of Alabama postings pay $47.62–$57.39/hr. Listed pay runs from $15.00 to $92.15/hr.

Is Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Alabama above the national average?

Alabama pays 16.5% less than the national Registered Nurse (RN) median of $62.85/hr, ranking #45 of 51 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring for Registered Nurse (RN) roles in Alabama?

198 employers posted Registered Nurse (RN) roles with listed pay in Alabama over the last 12 months.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Alabama, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.