Accredited Nursing Schools in Alabama

Alabama	82, 940
National	5, 150, 780

Approximately 2% of the country's nursing professionals work in Alabama state.

Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Alabama

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
78, 980	80, 320	82, 260	81, 660

Nursing is a growing field in Alabama. In Alabama, 3, 960 more nursing professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alabama, this field has grown by 5% in four years. This is slower than the trend for nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama

$51, 898	$52, 162	$54, 142	$49, 450	$50, 655
$39, 917	$41, 500	$42, 923	$44, 323	$46, 099

Light Blue: Nursing
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Alabama, as the number of nursing professionals is growing, the salaries earned by nursing professionals are decreasing. In 2006 nursing professionals made a mean salary of $51, 898 per year, and in 2010 they made $50, 655 per year.

Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Alabama

10th percentile	$33, 550
25th percentile	$39, 868
50th percentile	$47, 915
75th percentile	$58, 490
90th percentile	$71, 035

This represents a 2% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Alabama, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of nursing. The pay differential between the highest paid nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 112%

Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Alabama

BSN	$57, 850
Forensic Nursing	$89, 420
Gerontology	$57, 020
Nursing
RN to BSN

In Alabama, nursing professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

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