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
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$49,400	70	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,350	—	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$49,230	4,710	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$49,220	270	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$48,930	600	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$48,930	—	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$48,900	80	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$48,890	110	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$48,890	110	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$48,870	470	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$48,840	80	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,790	1,780	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,740	660	View salary detail
Paramedics	$48,540	1,700	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$48,510	90	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,490	12,450	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,370	8,260	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,220	5,560	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$48,120	590	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$48,120	—	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,000	650	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$47,810	1,860	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,770	410	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$47,760	370	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,690	1,200	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$47,650	930	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$47,650	110	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,640	380	View salary detail
Firefighters	$47,600	7,260	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$47,580	120	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$47,530	1,450	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,520	9,640	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$47,440	850	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,370	400	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$47,330	160	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$47,320	50	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$47,290	220	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$47,260	5,700	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,970	140	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,970	70	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$46,940	840	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,920	170	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,860	70	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$46,810	530	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$46,770	230	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$46,660	270	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$46,660	4,970	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$46,660	4,220	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$46,610	1,440	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$46,610	1,440	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.