Salaries in Alabama: pay for 703 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Alabama had a median pay of $45,670 a year ($21.96 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,113,660 jobs counted. That is 10% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$74,880	$36.00	24,300
Actors	not published	$24.71	150
Actuaries	$136,950	$65.84	190
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,790	$18.17	130
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$134,810	$64.81	70
Administrative Services Managers	$114,550	$55.07	860
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$48,870	$23.49	470
Advertising Sales Agents	$50,870	$24.46	910
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$64,640	$31.08	60
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$62,130	$29.87	140
Aerospace Engineers	$127,540	$61.32	5,820
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$33,910	$16.30	370
Agricultural Inspectors	$39,300	$18.90	290
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,030	not published	280
Air Traffic Controllers	$114,960	$55.27	240
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,460	$28.59	not published
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$82,260	$39.55	4,310
Aircraft Service Attendants	$43,090	$20.72	400
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$58,990	$28.36	950
Airfield Operations Specialists	$78,590	$37.79	not published
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$136,990	not published	360
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$24,420	$11.74	230
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$23,210	$11.16	6,740
Anesthesiologists	$392,350	$188.63	not published
Animal Breeders	$53,200	$25.58	60
Animal Caretakers	$28,330	$13.62	4,100
Animal Control Workers	$37,340	$17.95	290
Animal Trainers	$55,700	$26.78	170
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$75,690	$36.39	170
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$76,810	$36.93	40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$95,990	$46.15	990
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$57,100	$27.45	1,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,350	$78.06	3,790
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,770	not published	120
Archivists	$57,860	$27.82	100
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,090	not published	50
Art Directors	$77,220	$37.13	210
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,540	not published	900
Athletes and Sports Competitors	not published	not published	330
Athletic Trainers	$46,940	not published	840
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$81,080	$38.98	340
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,940	not published	90
Audio and Video Technicians	$50,160	$24.12	320
Audiologists	$86,300	$41.49	190
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$46,770	$22.49	230
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,040	$25.02	1,810
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$46,340	$22.28	380
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,640	$21.94	9,040
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$29,180	$14.03	2,150
Avionics Technicians	$95,920	$46.12	910
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$25,150	$12.09	60
Bailiffs	$42,300	$20.34	150
Bakers	$34,030	$16.36	1,880
Barbers	$29,120	$14.00	not published
Bartenders	$27,980	$13.45	6,560
Bill and Account Collectors	$40,330	$19.39	2,090
Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,520	$19.00	3,780
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$48,510	$23.32	90
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$85,720	$41.21	30
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,540	not published	1,160
Biological Scientists, All Other	$87,260	$41.95	340
Biological Technicians	$49,220	$23.66	270
Boilermakers	$63,570	$30.56	180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,640	$21.46	19,890
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,710	$23.90	370
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$66,830	$32.13	70
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$38,530	$18.53	300
Broadcast Technicians	$47,290	$22.74	220
Brokerage Clerks	not published	not published	110
Budget Analysts	$99,490	$47.83	870
Bus Drivers, School	$17,630	$8.48	10,410
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$37,700	$18.13	960
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,470	$24.26	6,130
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$100,240	$48.19	6,990
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,170	not published	1,260
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,500	$17.55	2,350
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$74,030	$35.59	8,960
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$38,550	$18.53	1,760
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$61,800	$29.71	220
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$68,920	$33.13	350
Cardiologists	$519,480	$249.75	130
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$47,650	$22.91	930
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,410	not published	640
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,580	$30.09	2,350
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,470	not published	not published
Cargo and Freight Agents	$54,890	$26.39	1,020
Carpenters	$48,220	$23.18	5,560
Carpet Installers	$46,600	$22.40	190
Cashiers	$28,250	$13.58	46,420
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$44,720	$21.50	2,110
Chefs and Head Cooks	$62,400	$30.00	1,000
Chemical Engineers	$135,030	$64.92	600
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$80,330	$38.62	3,280
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$91,610	$44.04	230
Chemical Technicians	$58,150	$27.96	1,190
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,430	not published	310
Chemists	$97,830	$47.03	700
Chief Executives	$166,420	$80.01	810
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$46,660	$22.43	4,220
Childcare Workers	$22,720	$10.92	4,580
Chiropractors	$80,990	$38.94	430
Choreographers	$38,990	$18.74	30
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,750	$25.36	1,800
Civil Engineers	$99,010	$47.60	5,370
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$79,710	$38.32	4,040
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$29,360	$14.11	6,440
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,090	$16.87	140
Clergy	$50,180	$24.13	850
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$49,440	$23.77	7,250
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$90,800	$43.65	260
Coaches and Scouts	not published	not published	3,140
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,250	$21.27	5,250
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$55,880	$26.86	420
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$40,670	$19.55	420
Commercial Pilots	$101,420	not published	780
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$63,640	$30.60	130
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,760	not published	300
Community Health Workers	$43,340	$20.84	270
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	not published	not published	60
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,470	$56.96	90
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$57,710	$27.74	1,000
Compliance Officers	$72,990	$35.09	3,770
Computer Hardware Engineers	$136,990	$65.86	680
Computer Network Architects	$130,810	$62.89	4,200
Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,890	$29.75	940
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,380	$25.19	3,120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,590	$31.05	420
Computer Occupations, All Other	$106,330	$51.12	2,630
Computer Programmers	$93,800	$45.10	890
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,640	not published	500
Computer Systems Analysts	$101,770	$48.93	6,560
Computer User Support Specialists	$49,630	$23.86	7,360
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$117,870	$56.67	570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,670	$66.67	7,670
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$39,970	$19.22	930
Concierges	$30,120	$14.48	300
Conservation Scientists	$77,000	$37.02	110
Construction Laborers	$36,900	$17.74	18,400
Construction Managers	$96,960	$46.61	8,560
Construction and Building Inspectors	$61,300	$29.47	1,420
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$59,360	$28.54	340
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,670	$29.65	430
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$55,970	$26.91	210
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,870	$13.40	26,740
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$27,120	$13.04	8,780
Cooks, Restaurant	$32,180	$15.47	16,260
Cooks, Short Order	$22,330	$10.74	not published
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,280	$16.96	280
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$46,660	$22.43	4,970
Cost Estimators	$74,990	$36.05	3,000
Costume Attendants	$35,910	$17.26	50
Counselors, All Other	$47,580	$22.88	120
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,170	$16.91	8,010
Couriers and Messengers	$34,820	$16.74	720
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$67,340	$32.37	350
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$38,360	$18.44	2,050
Craft Artists	$40,800	$19.62	70
Crane and Tower Operators	$60,790	$29.22	1,280
Credit Analysts	$79,970	$38.45	370
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$35,990	$17.30	330
Credit Counselors	$48,120	$23.14	not published
Crematory Operators	$33,840	$16.27	40
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,280	not published	130
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$29,190	$14.03	250
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,920	$24.96	610
Curators	$61,120	$29.39	150
Customer Service Representatives	$38,400	$18.46	33,290
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,160	$16.90	not published
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,740	$19.10	590
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,830	$21.07	6,000
Data Entry Keyers	$35,130	$16.89	1,060
Data Scientists	$103,120	$49.58	1,740
Database Administrators	$93,900	$45.14	1,840
Database Architects	$105,450	$50.70	270
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$28,630	$13.76	not published
Dental Assistants	$39,080	$18.79	3,740
Dental Hygienists	$61,160	$29.41	3,170
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$45,760	$22.00	1,050
Dermatologists	$394,550	$189.69	not published
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,350	$23.72	not published
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$66,290	$31.87	1,340
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$68,180	$32.78	1,510
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$66,190	$31.82	780
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$22,470	$10.80	3,420
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$79,310	$38.13	90
Dishwashers	$28,930	$13.91	3,540
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,790	$23.46	1,780
Drafters, All Other	$47,320	$22.75	50
Dredge Operators	$50,030	$24.05	50
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,110	$25.54	140
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,190	$18.84	4,310
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,000	$23.08	650
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$46,440	$22.33	170
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,250	not published	90
Economists	$129,960	$62.48	40
Editors	$63,330	$30.45	530
Education Administrators, All Other	$94,610	$45.49	not published
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$97,480	not published	3,020
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$100,030	$48.09	3,760
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,730	not published	840
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$41,780	$20.09	940
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$37,630	$18.09	410
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,570	$28.64	4,410
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$38,430	$18.47	100
Electrical Engineers	$125,630	$60.40	4,600
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,030	$44.24	2,730
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,500	$35.82	1,620
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$51,650	$24.83	300
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$75,450	$36.27	50
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$65,600	$31.54	930
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,150	$45.75	280
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$38,180	$18.35	4,960
Electricians	$55,690	$26.78	10,900
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$66,660	$32.05	70
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$38,520	$18.52	70
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$120,720	$58.04	1,940
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,380	not published	22,030
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$103,700	$49.86	170
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$54,040	$25.98	2,720
Embalmers	$53,080	$25.52	90
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,810	$18.18	2,020
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	90
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	not published	not published	2,520
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,580	not published	650
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$74,650	$35.89	690
Engineers, All Other	$152,550	$73.34	3,460
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,910	not published	1,040
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$37,000	$17.79	40
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$66,540	$31.99	190
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,170	$28.93	230
Environmental Engineers	$102,650	$49.35	780
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,700	not published	40
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$45,000	$21.64	410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$72,490	$34.85	870
Epidemiologists	$74,740	$35.93	70
Etchers and Engravers	$31,030	$14.92	60
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,770	$22.97	410
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,450	$33.39	2,880
Exercise Physiologists	$50,820	$24.43	70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$39,180	$18.84	2,680
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$59,820	$28.76	100
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,690	$22.93	1,200
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$60,100	$28.89	930
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,650	$18.58	1,510
Facilities Managers	$121,010	$58.18	940
Fallers	not published	not published	80
Family Medicine Physicians	$134,550	$64.69	not published
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,420	not published	30
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,000	$24.04	680
Farm and Home Management Educators	$58,330	$28.05	260
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,870	$16.28	740
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,620	$17.61	1,300
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,700	$11.40	41,460
Fence Erectors	$39,820	$19.15	not published
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$38,360	$18.44	170
File Clerks	$38,290	$18.41	110
Film and Video Editors	$74,410	$35.78	120
Financial Clerks, All Other	not published	not published	50
Financial Managers	$140,500	$67.55	7,200
Financial Risk Specialists	$81,750	$39.31	180
Financial Specialists, All Other	$87,110	$41.88	530
Financial and Investment Analysts	$91,290	$43.89	3,410
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$78,110	$37.55	40
Firefighters	$47,600	$22.89	7,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,120	$30.83	13,580
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$80,230	$38.57	470
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$43,460	$20.90	2,100
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$60,710	$29.19	590
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$73,320	$35.25	1,440
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,110	$17.84	19,180
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$51,760	$24.89	80
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$44,370	$21.33	2,550
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,710	$25.34	1,720
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,830	$35.98	13,390
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,070	$37.05	2,410
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,360	$29.02	20,140
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,810	$19.62	1,280
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$75,970	$36.53	1,900
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,060	$35.13	20,670
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$78,850	$37.91	120
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,860	$21.57	25,020
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,440	$22.81	850
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,780	$28.74	12,330
Fish and Game Wardens	$74,290	$35.71	160
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$38,730	$18.62	150
Floral Designers	$34,430	$16.55	470
Food Batchmakers	$36,980	$17.78	1,280
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,080	$13.02	250
Food Preparation Workers	$27,930	$13.43	17,680
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$22,990	$11.05	not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,510	$18.04	460
Food Science Technicians	$40,940	$19.68	30
Food Scientists and Technologists	$97,480	$46.87	60
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$29,000	$13.94	2,920
Food Service Managers	$63,010	$30.29	4,330
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,580	not published	110
Forensic Science Technicians	$59,560	$28.64	160
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$37,430	$18.00	40
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$56,720	$27.27	180
Foresters	$79,530	$38.24	240
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,380	not published	80
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,970	$22.58	70
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$51,040	$24.54	850
Fundraisers	$60,120	$28.90	1,120
Fundraising Managers	$83,700	$40.24	210
Funeral Attendants	$30,310	$14.57	550
Funeral Home Managers	$63,010	$30.29	490
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$50,600	$24.33	1,090
Furniture Finishers	$34,950	$16.80	190
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,970	$17.78	70
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$43,440	$20.88	60
Gas Plant Operators	$77,120	$37.08	not published
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$311,180	$149.61	310
General and Operations Managers	$111,790	$53.75	30,170
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$35,670	$17.15	not published
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,610	$42.60	110
Glaziers	$45,520	$21.89	260
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$35,390	$17.02	840
Graphic Designers	$51,070	$24.55	1,760
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$35,620	$17.12	150
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,170	$18.35	1,500
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$51,620	$24.82	40
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$29,150	$14.02	3,300
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$38,610	$18.56	350
Health Education Specialists	$65,210	$31.35	540
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,310	not published	3,360
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$43,600	$20.96	1,210
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$105,490	$50.71	570
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$69,520	$33.43	80
Healthcare Social Workers	$60,000	$28.85	2,850
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$36,760	$17.68	660
Hearing Aid Specialists	$46,530	$22.37	50
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,920	$22.56	170
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,370	$23.26	8,260
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,120	$25.06	36,650
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$37,390	$17.98	70
Helpers--Carpenters	$38,930	$18.72	410
Helpers--Electricians	$36,490	$17.54	2,630
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,140	$17.37	1,710
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,440	$18.00	770
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,910	$17.26	7,230
Helpers--Roofers	$37,670	$18.11	60
Highway Maintenance Workers	$37,430	$18.00	2,730
Historians	$72,490	$34.85	60
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,550	not published	340
Home Appliance Repairers	$50,190	$24.13	280
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,840	$13.39	20,930
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$26,130	$12.56	5,400
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$28,050	$13.49	3,910
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$42,140	$20.26	960
Human Resources Managers	$113,210	$54.43	2,160
Human Resources Specialists	$64,940	$31.22	11,080
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,510	$31.97	1,010
Industrial Engineers	$99,880	$48.02	7,650
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,920	$29.77	17,850
Industrial Production Managers	$122,520	$58.90	3,620
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,880	$21.58	15,360
Information Security Analysts	$122,730	$59.00	4,010
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,930	$25.93	780
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,010	$19.24	13,120
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$46,610	$22.41	1,440
Instructional Coordinators	$69,000	$33.17	2,040
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,740	$23.43	660
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$48,930	$23.52	not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$38,140	$18.34	2,110
Insurance Sales Agents	$65,510	$31.50	7,430
Insurance Underwriters	$62,220	$29.92	1,540
Interior Designers	$61,050	$29.35	620
Interpreters and Translators	$46,130	$22.18	310
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$34,180	$16.43	3,120
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,620	$14.72	25,110
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,890	$23.50	110
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$52,850	$25.41	560
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,900	not published	310
Labor Relations Specialists	$48,120	$23.13	590
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,670	$17.63	36,140
Landscape Architects	$101,220	$48.67	230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,630	$17.13	12,020
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,490	$28.12	100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$28,370	$13.64	2,150
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,340	not published	40
Lawyers	$131,970	$63.45	6,730
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$37,590	$18.07	190
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,950	$22.09	1,840
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,650	$31.08	2,750
Library Assistants, Clerical	$27,530	$13.24	900
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,340	not published	130
Library Technicians	$37,150	$17.86	390
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,030	$27.42	11,580
Life Scientists, All Other	$110,560	$53.15	50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$59,500	$28.61	350
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$28,130	$13.52	1,080
Light Truck Drivers	$38,490	$18.50	13,980
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$60,020	$28.86	510
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$40,300	$19.38	2,960
Loan Officers	$66,710	$32.07	5,050
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$26,440	$12.71	60
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$43,340	$20.84	200
Locomotive Engineers	$77,600	$37.31	590
Lodging Managers	$69,420	$33.38	570
Log Graders and Scalers	$44,950	$21.61	100
Logging Equipment Operators	$47,810	$22.99	1,860
Logisticians	$98,450	$47.33	5,190
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$38,810	$18.66	2,160
Machinists	$55,560	$26.71	5,170
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,890	$37.93	490
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$27,480	$13.21	8,290
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,190	$17.40	470
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,560	$29.12	420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,630	$20.97	16,660
Management Analysts	$108,040	$51.94	4,900
Managers, All Other	$135,890	$65.33	1,970
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$30,300	$14.57	920
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$34,670	$16.67	40
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,530	$28.62	8,390
Marketing Managers	$120,160	$57.77	1,540
Marriage and Family Therapists	$49,990	$24.03	190
Massage Therapists	$48,930	$23.52	600
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$52,710	$25.34	40
Materials Engineers	$107,580	$51.72	650
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,900	not published	850
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$31,080	$14.94	9,140
Mechanical Door Repairers	$37,440	$18.00	260
Mechanical Drafters	$53,600	$25.77	440
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,350	$29.01	400
Mechanical Engineers	$100,230	$48.19	not published
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$96,100	$46.20	40
Medical Assistants	$36,100	$17.35	13,300
Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,800	$17.21	1,000
Medical Equipment Repairers	$53,140	$25.55	1,030
Medical Records Specialists	$43,810	$21.06	2,330
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$68,490	$32.93	not published
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,930	$17.76	16,580
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,340	$16.99	410
Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,790	$47.02	10,360
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,180	$25.09	980
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$41,500	$19.95	740
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,840	$20.60	2,900
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$54,360	$26.13	80
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$54,260	$26.09	1,250
Meter Readers, Utilities	$45,710	$21.98	470
Microbiologists	$65,690	$31.58	110
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,770	not published	10,000
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,760	$17.19	210
Millwrights	$61,410	$29.52	1,400
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$102,530	$49.29	90
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$42,700	$20.53	53,280
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,050	$22.14	2,220
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,850	$30.70	4,640
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$36,730	$17.66	820
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,010	$18.76	5,900
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$44,930	$21.60	420
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$52,100	$25.05	200
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$45,250	$21.76	420
Motorcycle Mechanics	$42,670	$20.52	270
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,800	$21.06	1,680
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$38,350	$18.44	130
Music Directors and Composers	$42,250	$20.31	70
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	not published	not published	40
Musicians and Singers	not published	$23.79	190
Natural Sciences Managers	$133,470	$64.17	370
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,400	$39.14	5,040
New Accounts Clerks	$44,780	$21.53	140
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,440	$20.88	530
Nuclear Engineers	$132,570	$63.74	290
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,630	$39.72	320
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$119,000	$57.21	360
Nuclear Technicians	$110,240	$53.00	280
Nurse Anesthetists	$190,300	$91.49	1,810
Nurse Practitioners	$105,750	$50.84	5,640
Nursing Assistants	$34,140	$16.41	25,250
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,690	not published	1,460
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$210,380	$101.15	120
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,260	$39.55	2,510
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$55,010	$26.45	880
Occupational Therapists	$94,050	$45.21	1,500
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,250	$29.93	750
Office Clerks, General	$31,200	$15.00	13,130
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,980	$24.03	700
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,520	$22.84	9,640
Operations Research Analysts	$115,630	$55.59	550
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,010	$17.80	190
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,680	$17.63	1,260
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$305,200	$146.73	not published
Opticians, Dispensing	$36,880	$17.73	880
Optometrists	$145,090	$69.75	460
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	130
Order Clerks	$48,840	$23.48	80
Orderlies	$31,310	$15.05	400
Orthodontists	$253,670	$121.96	not published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$324,570	$156.04	380
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$76,400	$36.73	100
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$43,110	$20.73	400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,820	$18.18	3,240
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,770	$15.28	7,050
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$43,930	$21.12	1,570
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,290	$25.14	3,800
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$47,260	$22.72	5,700
Paramedics	$48,540	$23.34	1,700
Parking Attendants	$30,350	$14.59	1,110
Parking Enforcement Workers	$39,270	$18.88	40
Parts Salespersons	$33,820	$16.26	5,880
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$62,290	$29.95	110
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$41,880	$20.14	700
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,170	$22.20	1,360
Pediatricians, General	$209,490	$100.72	not published
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$23,590	$11.34	240
Personal Financial Advisors	$77,990	$37.50	2,540
Pest Control Workers	$38,410	$18.47	2,540
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$43,440	$20.88	320
Petroleum Engineers	not published	not published	50
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$73,510	$35.34	90
Pharmacists	$134,630	$64.72	5,400
Pharmacy Aides	$36,260	$17.44	460
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,030	$18.77	8,510
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,210	not published	280
Phlebotomists	$37,220	$17.89	2,350
Photographers	$36,130	$17.37	530
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$29,850	$14.35	40
Physical Scientists, All Other	$135,350	$65.07	140
Physical Therapist Aides	$27,290	$13.12	750
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,430	$29.53	2,700
Physical Therapists	$97,290	$46.77	3,040
Physician Assistants	$104,960	$50.46	930
Physicians, All Other	$272,610	$131.06	3,980
Physicists	$139,330	$66.98	280
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,750	not published	170
Pipelayers	$44,550	$21.42	460
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$51,690	$24.85	30
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,730	$16.22	400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,670	$28.21	6,950
Podiatrists	$161,820	$77.80	90
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$51,270	$24.65	11,710
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,860	not published	180
Postal Service Clerks	$61,640	$29.64	1,240
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	$27.74	5,840
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	$27.61	1,150
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$95,740	$46.03	280
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$51,060	not published	220
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$47,330	$22.75	160
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$114,570	$55.08	190
Power Plant Operators	$107,080	$51.48	790
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$64,400	$30.96	130
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$35,020	$16.84	130
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$28,310	$13.61	7,910
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$26,860	$12.92	390
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,270	$18.88	440
Printing Press Operators	$36,670	$17.63	2,160
Private Detectives and Investigators	$46,810	$22.50	530
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$61,050	$29.35	1,080
Procurement Clerks	$52,940	$25.45	260
Producers and Directors	$63,340	$30.45	1,040
Production Workers, All Other	$37,460	$18.01	630
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,240	$27.52	2,680
Project Management Specialists	$100,820	$48.47	3,190
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$61,370	$29.51	600
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,240	$28.00	3,510
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$86,350	$41.51	330
Psychiatric Aides	$27,150	$13.05	790
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,680	$17.63	3,290
Psychologists, All Other	$136,070	$65.42	110
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,340	not published	610
Public Relations Managers	$98,210	$47.22	540
Public Relations Specialists	$61,710	$29.67	2,410
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$38,960	$18.73	2,230
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$66,890	$32.16	100
Purchasing Managers	$130,710	$62.84	1,520
Radiation Therapists	$87,330	$41.99	120
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$60,700	$29.18	3,500
Rail Car Repairers	$58,080	$27.93	280
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$48,900	$23.51	80
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$56,050	$26.95	240
Real Estate Brokers	$82,630	$39.73	460
Real Estate Sales Agents	$60,890	$29.28	1,580
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,590	$15.67	10,460
Recreation Workers	$28,360	$13.64	4,700
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,680	not published	110
Recreational Therapists	$57,360	$27.58	160
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$47,760	$22.96	370
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$47,650	$22.91	110
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$46,240	$22.23	2,790
Registered Nurses	$77,080	$37.06	54,340
Rehabilitation Counselors	$54,040	$25.98	540
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$43,640	$20.98	390
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$36,620	$17.61	150
Residential Advisors	$27,650	$13.29	2,570
Respiratory Therapists	$66,150	$31.81	2,350
Retail Salespersons	$30,040	$14.44	60,880
Riggers	$57,980	$27.87	460
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,380	$25.67	1,710
Roof Bolters, Mining	$67,020	$32.22	80
Roofers	$45,670	$21.96	1,010
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$67,400	$32.41	40
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$49,400	$23.75	70
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$43,000	$20.68	290
Sales Engineers	$104,410	$50.20	220
Sales Managers	$124,040	$59.63	4,670
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,840	$28.29	12,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,140	$30.84	20,470
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,140	$41.89	2,780
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$46,660	$22.43	270
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,520	$18.04	1,880
School Bus Monitors	$28,210	$13.56	130
School Psychologists	$75,060	$36.09	370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,990	not published	15,880
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,630	$20.01	45,050
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$49,230	$23.67	4,710
Security Guards	$33,720	$16.21	15,210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,710	$29.19	1,350
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$38,430	$18.48	2,130
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,970	$22.58	140
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,370	$22.78	400
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,490	$23.79	170
Sewing Machine Operators	$30,830	$14.82	2,300
Shampooers	$21,810	$10.49	not published
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,530	$22.85	1,450
Ship Engineers	$96,030	$46.17	50
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,940	$18.72	7,720
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$35,970	$17.29	60
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,960	$14.89	1,850
Skincare Specialists	$39,260	$18.88	590
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$36,360	$17.48	240
Social Science Research Assistants	$53,080	$25.52	not published
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$95,370	$45.85	320
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,520	not published	240
Social Workers, All Other	$94,270	$45.32	400
Social and Community Service Managers	$72,310	$34.76	2,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,830	$17.23	3,370
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,670	not published	210
Software Developers	$122,540	$58.91	17,450
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$101,500	$48.80	1,760
Soil and Plant Scientists	$63,010	$30.29	110
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$49,520	not published	110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$64,520	not published	870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$62,850	not published	460
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,210	not published	740
Special Effects Artists and Animators	not published	not published	110
Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,660	$35.41	2,060
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$53,470	$25.71	220
Statisticians	$76,400	$36.73	200
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,290	$16.48	46,580
Stonemasons	$42,210	$20.29	90
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$56,640	$27.23	1,740
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,220	$25.11	2,130
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$47,310	$22.74	not published
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$25,340	$12.18	9,290
Surgeons, All Other	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	340
Surgical Assistants	$41,710	$20.05	470
Surgical Technologists	$49,420	$23.76	2,480
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,450	$22.33	1,320
Surveyors	$66,840	$32.13	910
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$32,210	$15.48	680
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$31,200	$15.00	90
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$75,450	$36.27	240
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$58,100	$27.93	1,300
Tax Preparers	$33,280	$16.00	290
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$66,510	not published	1,500
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$24,070	not published	10,140
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$22,600	not published	not published
Technical Writers	$85,840	$41.27	630
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,770	$28.74	3,200
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$60,890	$29.27	1,530
Telemarketers	$34,840	$16.75	1,330
Tellers	$37,350	$17.96	6,770
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,190	$15.96	100
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,000	$16.83	160
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,340	$17.95	770
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,210	$19.33	1,060
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$35,090	$16.87	40
Therapists, All Other	$68,270	$32.82	30
Tile and Stone Setters	$44,800	$21.54	260
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,010	$16.83	2,240
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$61,330	$29.49	not published
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$41,720	$20.06	220
Tool and Die Makers	$64,800	$31.15	690
Tour and Travel Guides	$31,700	$15.24	410
Traffic Technicians	$52,060	$25.03	130
Training and Development Managers	$128,750	$61.90	150
Training and Development Specialists	$64,490	$31.00	3,000
Transportation Inspectors	$108,140	$51.99	670
Transportation Security Screeners	$63,770	$30.66	260
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$118,320	$56.88	1,250
Travel Agents	$47,640	$22.90	380
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$41,500	$19.95	890
Tutors	$35,500	$17.07	890
Upholsterers	$38,270	$18.40	120
Urban and Regional Planners	$70,710	$33.99	520
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$22,360	$10.75	770
Veterinarians	$105,630	$50.79	1,020
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,800	$17.21	1,240
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$36,590	$17.59	1,880
Waiters and Waitresses	$26,840	$12.91	28,760
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,870	$24.94	2,770
Web Developers	not published	not published	930
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$51,860	$24.93	130
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,010	$22.12	780
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,490	$23.31	12,450
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,050	$19.25	1,250
Woodworkers, All Other	$54,970	$26.43	30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$36,750	$17.67	2,580
Word Processors and Typists	$46,860	$22.53	70
Writers and Authors	$66,950	$32.19	180
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$74,290	$35.71	290

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Alabama

By median pay, Alabama is number 46 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $26,090 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $101,250. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $32,050 to $66,790. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $57,500, 26% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,113,660 jobs counted here are 1.4% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Alabama are Office and Administrative Support (226,610 jobs, 11%), Production (213,440 jobs, 10%), Transportation and Material Moving (206,930 jobs, 10%) and Sales and Related (202,000 jobs, 10%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Logging Equipment Operators (6.5 times the national share), Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (6.4 times the national share) and Aerospace Engineers (6.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 703 occupations; for 14 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 283 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 20 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 245 pay less and 18 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders ($80,330 here, $58,040 nationally), Engineers, All Other ($152,550 here, $122,930 nationally) and Business Operations Specialists, All Other ($100,240 here, $83,050 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Bus Drivers, School ($17,630 here, $47,920 nationally), Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($25,340 here, $41,670 nationally) and Dental Hygienists ($61,160 here, $98,100 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Alabama

What is the median salary in Alabama?

The median pay of all employees in Alabama was $45,670 a year ($21.96 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Alabama?

Retail Salespersons, with 60,880 jobs and a median pay of $30,040 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Alabama?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($519,480), Dermatologists ($394,550) and Anesthesiologists ($392,350). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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