The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in Florence-Muscle Shoals is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,150 | 4.21% | 23.49% |
| 2021 | $57,620 | 10.90% | - |
| 2020 | $51,340 | -2.34% | - |
| 2019 | $52,540 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $48,820 | 4.20% | - |
| 2017 | $46,770 | 1.24% | - |
| 2016 | $46,190 | 0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $45,980 | 0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $45,620 | -2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $46,820 | 1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $46,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,150 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Huntsville | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |