SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Registered Nurses make in Anniston-Oxford, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Anniston-Oxford, AL is $72,730. The 10th percentile is $50,190 and the 90th percentile is $89,470. Employment is 990.

Median annual wage

$72,730

10th percentile
$50,190
25th percentile
$64,970
Median
$72,730
75th percentile
$82,080
90th percentile
$89,470
Mean
$73,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $50,190 and the 90th percentile is $89,470. The difference is $39,280, which is 54.0% 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 $64,970 to the 75th at $82,080, covers $17,110.

The mean annual wage is $73,080, which sits above the median of $72,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Anniston-Oxford, AL median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,620, which is 13.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Alabama median of $77,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anniston-Oxford, AL is 85.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $84,620 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 Registered Nurses. Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks 19th 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).).

  • Gadsden, AL is 23 miles away, with a median of $77,810 and employment of 1,210. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,843, against $84,620 here.
  • Rome, GA is 49 miles away, with a median of $83,880 and employment of 1,740. That median is 15.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,034, against $84,620 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 61 miles away, with a median of $78,680 and employment of 17,850. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,854, against $84,620 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Anniston-Oxford, AL (990 of 43,570). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Anniston-Oxford, AL · Registered Nurses by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Registered Nurses make in Anniston-Oxford, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Anniston-Oxford, AL is $72,730. The 10th percentile is $50,190 and the 90th percentile is $89,470. Employment is 990.

How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?

The local median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $97,550.

What is Registered Nurses pay in Anniston-Oxford, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anniston-Oxford, AL is 85.949, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $72,730 is $84,620. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Anniston-Oxford, AL compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?

Gadsden, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 23 miles away, at $77,810. Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks 19th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.