Average Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Alabama

Psychiatric nurses in Alabama earn an average of $64,822 per year (or $31.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Alabama
19% lower than the national average
$64,822
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Alabama psychiatric nurses earn 19% lower than the national average salary for psychiatric nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Psychiatric nurse salary range in Alabama

10%
$49,611
MEDIAN
$63,346
90%
$82,357
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $82,357 $39
75th Percentile $77,761 $37
Median $63,346 $30
25th Percentile $50,668 $24

80% of Alabama psychiatric nurses earn between $49,611 and $82,357.

Cost-of-living adjusted psychiatric nurse salary in Alabama

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$72,589
Overall Average
Alabama
$64,822

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama psychiatric nurses earn about $72,589 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 psychiatric nurses

Hoover, AL $66,591 per year
Huntsville, AL $66,507 per year
Mobile, AL $65,817 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where psychiatric nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average psychiatric nurses salary is $66,591 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $66,507 average psychiatric nurse salary and 5,320 registered nurses employed.

Psychiatric nurses salaries in other states

California $117,139 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $94,482 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $86,509 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $82,280 per year
Minnesota $86,303 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 $64,822 average annual salary, psychiatric 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 psychiatric nurses

Psychiatric nurses, also known as behavioral health nurses, specialize in helping patients with mentall illnesses and disorders.

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