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
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,500	2,350	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$36,490	2,630	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$36,360	240	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,260	460	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,190	470	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,140	1,710	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,130	530	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,100	13,300	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$35,990	330	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$35,970	60	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$35,910	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,910	7,230	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,830	3,370	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,800	1,000	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,800	1,240	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,760	210	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$35,670	—	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,630	12,020	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$35,620	150	View salary detail
Tutors	$35,500	890	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$35,390	840	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,340	410	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,280	280	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,170	8,010	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,160	—	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$35,130	1,060	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$35,090	40	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$35,090	140	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$35,020	130	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,010	2,240	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,000	160	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$34,950	190	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$34,840	1,330	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$34,820	720	View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$34,670	40	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,430	470	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,290	46,580	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$34,180	3,120	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,140	25,250	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,030	1,880	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$33,910	370	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,870	740	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$33,840	40	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$33,820	5,880	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,730	400	View salary detail
Security Guards	$33,720	15,210	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$33,280	290	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,190	100	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$32,590	10,460	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$32,210	680	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.