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Nursing Assistants Salary in Dothan, AL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Dothan, AL is $29,830. BLS estimates approximately 930 people work in this occupation in Dothan, AL. Dothan, AL is 29.4% below the national median ($42,260).

Median salary
$29,830
Average salary
$29,800
Median hourly
$14.34
Employment
930

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$23,670$11.38
25th percentile$26,600$12.79
Median (50th)$29,830$14.34
75th percentile$34,210$16.45
90th percentile$37,090$17.83

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 2.9% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
15.274
Location quotient
1.64

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Dothan, AL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 83.833, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $35,583 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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