Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in the Alabama
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Alabama
Figures describe the state of Alabama as a whole.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Alabama earned a median of $57,030 per year ($27.42 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $39,880 at the 10th percentile to $69,120 at the 90th. BLS estimates 11,580 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Alabama earn more than $57,030 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,150 and $61,800.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $39,880 | $48,150 | $57,030 | $61,800 | $69,120 |
| Hourly | $19.17 | $23.15 | $27.42 | $29.71 | $33.23 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Alabama$57,030 median for Alabama; middle half earns $48,150 to $61,800
- United Statesnational$64,400 median for United States; middle half earns $59,000 to $76,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Alabamathis page$57,030 median for Alabama; middle half earns $48,150 to $61,800
- $61,040 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $50,200 to $68,450
- $59,860 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $47,700 to $62,380
- $58,280 median for Daphne metro area; middle half earns $48,960 to $63,850
- $58,010 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $50,860 to $61,290
- $57,090 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $48,130 to $61,470
- $57,030 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $49,990 to $61,910
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.