Average Research Nurse Salary in Alabama

Research nurses in Alabama earn an average of $60,952 per year (or $29.30 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$87,048
Alabama
29% lower than the national average
$60,952
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Alabama research nurses earn 29% lower than the national average salary for research nurses, at $87,048 (or $41.85 per hour).

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Research nurse salary range in Alabama

10%
$46,649
MEDIAN
$59,564
90%
$77,440
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $77,440 $37
75th Percentile $73,119 $35
Median $59,564 $28
25th Percentile $47,643 $22

80% of Alabama research nurses earn between $46,649 and $77,440.

Cost-of-living adjusted research nurse salary in Alabama

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$68,255
Overall Average
Alabama
$60,952

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama research nurses earn about $68,255 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 research nurses

Hoover, AL $62,616 per year
Huntsville, AL $62,537 per year
Mobile, AL $61,887 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where research nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average research nurses salary is $62,616 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $62,537 average research nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

Research nurses salaries in other states

California $130,212 per year
Massachusetts $93,623 per year
Washington $90,949 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Connecticut $97,903 per year
Minnesota $97,362 per year
Maryland $87,640 per year
Arizona $93,257 per year
Texas $76,693 per year
Illinois $85,505 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 $60,952 average annual salary, research 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 research nurses

Research nurses can work in a wide variety of places and are tasked with helping create new medical treatments, medications, and vaccinations.

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