Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Alabama

811 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Alabama for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Animal Breeders	$53,200	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$53,140	1,030	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,110	140	View salary detail
Embalmers	$53,080	90	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$53,080	—	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,940	260	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$52,850	560	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$52,750	1,800	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,710	1,720	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$52,710	40	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,380	3,120	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,290	3,800	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,220	2,130	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,180	980	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,120	36,650	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$52,100	200	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$52,060	130	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,040	1,810	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,920	610	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,870	2,770	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$51,860	130	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$51,860	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$51,760	80	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$51,690	30	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$51,690	30	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$51,650	300	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$51,620	40	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$51,270	11,710	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$51,270	11,710	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$51,070	1,760	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$51,060	220	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$51,040	850	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,900	310	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$50,870	910	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$50,820	70	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$50,600	1,090	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,470	6,130	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$50,190	280	View salary detail
Clergy	$50,180	850	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$50,160	320	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$50,030	50	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,000	680	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$49,990	190	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,980	700	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,710	370	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$49,630	7,360	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$49,520	110	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$49,520	110	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,490	170	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$49,420	2,480	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.