Nocturnist Salary in Huntsville, Alabama

How much does a Nocturnist make in Huntsville, AL?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Nocturnist in Huntsville, AL is $227,779. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $171,268 to a high of $279,676, with most professionals earning between $198,199 and $254,944.

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What is a Nocturnist?

A Nocturnist is a hospital-based physician who only works overnight. Most nocturnists are trained in internal medicine or family medicine and have experience in hospital medicine. However, there are nocturnists trained in other specialties, such as pediatrics. The main role of a Nocturnist is to admit patients into the hospital from an emergency department, and to care for previously admitted inpatients through the night....

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What does a Nocturnist do?

Common responsibilities of a Nocturnist

Serves as the physician-of-record after accepting case responsibility for a hospitalized patient from his/her primary care physician, as well as for unassigned patients from the hospital, patients referred to the hospital from communities outside the area, and patients from physicians in the community who can no longer make hospital rounds on their patients.

November 16, 2022

Adherence to VA policies and procedures regarding documentation, patient safety, and utilization.

January 10, 2023

Ordering and/or performing, evaluating, interpreting and integrating findings of diagnostic tests and procedures to formulate health management plans.

March 01, 2023

Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

March 23, 2023

Obtaining histories for patients (adult and geriatric) which have implications for treatment of the disease processes for which the patients are being seen.

March 30, 2023

Participates in departmental and organizational committees and programs as appropriate and attends all required meetings, in-services, and professional trainings.

April 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Nocturnist in Huntsville, AL

Average Base Salary

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198199

254944

227779

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

202158

255704

230352

What is the average salary for Nocturnist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Nocturnist in Huntsville, AL. The base salary for Nocturnist ranges from $198,199 to $254,944 with the average base salary of $227,779. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $202,158 to $255,704 with the average total cash compensation of $230,352.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$227,779	$198,199 - $254,944
Bonus	$2,573	$3,959 - $760
Total Pay	$230,352	$202,158 - $255,704

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Nocturnist Salary Near Huntsville, AL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Madison, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $197,641 - $254,226	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Tanner, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,931 - $246,881	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Decatur, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,135 - $245,857	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Gadsden, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $194,696 - $250,438	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Florence, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $178,224 - $229,250	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $186,334 - $239,682	COMPARE TO Huntsville, AL

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About Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County and south into Morgan County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 census. Huntsville is the third-largest city in Alabama and the largest city in the five-county Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area, which at the 2013 census estimate had a total population of 683,871. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 417,593 in 2010 to become the 2n...

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