Average ER Nurse Salary in Alabama

ER nurses in Alabama earn an average of $61,920 per year (or $29.77 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,094
Alabama
24% lower than the national average
$61,920
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Alabama ER nurses earn 24% lower than the national average salary for ER nurses, at $82,094 (or $39.46 per hour).

ER nurse salary range in Alabama

10%
$47,390
MEDIAN
$60,510
90%
$78,670
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $78,670 $37
75th Percentile $74,280 $35
Median $60,510 $29
25th Percentile $48,400 $23

80% of Alabama ER nurses earn between $47,390 and $78,670.

Cost-of-living adjusted ER nurse salary in Alabama

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$69,339
Overall Average
Alabama
$61,920

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama ER nurses earn about $69,339 per year. Cost-of-living in Alabama is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Alabama for ER nurses

Hoover, AL $63,610 per year
Huntsville, AL $63,530 per year
Mobile, AL $62,870 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where ER nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average ER nurses salary is $63,610 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $63,530 average ER nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

ER nurses salaries in other states

California $124,000 per year
Oregon $96,733 per year
Alaska $92,600 per year
Massachusetts $106,786 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $87,496 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Rhode Island $74,577 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Alabama?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $72,562 per year
Infection Control Nurse $71,430 per year
Case Management Nurse $71,111 per year
Urology Nurse $68,208 per year
Nurse Educator $67,725 per year
Diabetes Nurse $67,725 per year
Home Health Nurse $67,725 per year
Nurse Manager $67,725 per year
Geriatric Nurse $67,725 per year
Primary Care Nurse $67,725 per year

At a $61,920 average annual salary, ER nurses in Alabama tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($72,562), infection control nurses ($71,430), case management nurses ($71,111), urology nurses ($68,208), nurse educators ($67,725), diabetes nurses ($67,725), home health nurses ($67,725), nurse managers ($67,725), geriatric nurses ($67,725), and primary care nurses ($67,725).

More about ER nurses

Emergency department nurses and the associated care team must be quick to triage, stabilize, revive, or resolve what are often life-threatening situations for patients. Once patients are stabilized, they are typically moved to other units to receive continuing care.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health