How much do Nurse Practitioners make in Decatur, AL?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $87,350 and the 90th percentile is $127,570. The difference is $40,220, which is 37.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $102,010 to the 75th at $122,220, covers $20,210.

The mean annual wage is $111,470, which sits above the median of $107,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, AL median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,561, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the Alabama median of $105,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, AL is 87.212, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $123,561 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Practitioners. Decatur, AL ranks 15th of 22 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Huntsville, AL is 29 miles away, with a median of $103,900 and employment of 830. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,634, against $123,561 here.
• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 41 miles away, with a median of $101,040 and employment of 220. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,127, against $123,561 here.
• Gadsden, AL is 68 miles away, with a median of $103,700 and employment of 130. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,070, against $123,561 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, AL (120 of 61,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.