Average OR Nurse Salary in Alabama

OR nurses in Alabama earn an average of $58,050 per year (or $27.91 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Alabama
31% lower than the national average
$58,050
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Alabama OR nurses earn 31% lower than the national average salary for OR nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

OR nurse salary range in Alabama

10%
$44,428
MEDIAN
$56,728
90%
$73,753
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $73,753 $35
75th Percentile $69,637 $33
Median $56,728 $27
25th Percentile $45,375 $21

80% of Alabama OR nurses earn between $44,428 and $73,753.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Alabama

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$65,005
Overall Average
Alabama
$58,050

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama OR nurses earn about $65,005 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 OR nurses

Hoover, AL $59,634 per year
Huntsville, AL $59,559 per year
Mobile, AL $58,940 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average OR nurses salary is $59,634 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $59,559 average OR nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

OR nurses salaries in other states

California $127,597 per year
Oregon $113,329 per year
Massachusetts $95,932 per year
Washington $91,927 per year
New York $94,719 per year
Nevada $85,761 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $85,142 per year
Maryland $81,043 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
Geriatric Nurse $67,725 per year
Nurse Manager $67,725 per year
Primary Care Nurse $67,725 per year

At a $58,050 average annual salary, OR 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), geriatric nurses ($67,725), nurse managers ($67,725), and primary care nurses ($67,725).

More about OR nurses

An OR nurse is part of the surgical team in the operating room. They take care of patients prior to, during, and after surgery. The OR nurse is responsible for patient safety and makes sure the surgical team have what they need.

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