Average PACU Nurse Salary in Alabama

PACU nurses in Alabama earn an average of $59,985 per year (or $28.84 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Alabama
30% lower than the national average
$59,985
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Alabama PACU nurses earn 30% lower than the national average salary for PACU nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

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PACU nurse salary range in Alabama

10%
$45,909
MEDIAN
$58,619
90%
$76,211
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $76,211 $36
75th Percentile $71,958 $34
Median $58,619 $28
25th Percentile $46,887 $22

80% of Alabama PACU nurses earn between $45,909 and $76,211.

Cost-of-living adjusted PACU nurse salary in Alabama

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$67,172
Overall Average
Alabama
$59,985

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama PACU nurses earn about $67,172 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 PACU nurses

Hoover, AL $61,622 per year
Huntsville, AL $61,544 per year
Mobile, AL $60,905 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where PACU nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average PACU nurses salary is $61,622 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $61,544 average PACU nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

PACU nurses salaries in other states

California $127,786 per year
Oregon $105,894 per year
Massachusetts $118,103 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Nevada $89,750 per year
New Jersey $97,843 per year
Connecticut $99,986 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $79,159 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 $59,985 average annual salary, PACU 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 PACU nurses

A PACU nurse cares for patients who have undergone surgery or are recovering from procedures requiring anesthesia.

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