Average Wound Nurse Salary in Alabama

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

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
Alabama
21% lower than the national average
$61,920
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Alabama wound nurses earn 21% lower than the national average salary for wound nurses, at $78,713 (or $37.84 per hour).

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Wound 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 wound nurses earn between $47,390 and $78,670.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in Alabama

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

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama wound 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 wound 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 wound nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average wound nurses salary is $63,610 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $63,530 average wound nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

Wound nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $91,375 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $81,772 per year
New Jersey $87,284 per year
Connecticut $95,820 per year
Minnesota $90,947 per year
Maryland $78,216 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 $61,920 average annual salary, wound 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 wound nurses

Wound care nurses typically work in hospital settings. They examine and help treat skin breakdowns, pressure ulcers, ostomies, and other wounds on the skin.

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