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
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$135,350	140	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$135,350	140	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,340	40	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$135,030	600	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$134,810	70	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$134,630	5,400	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$134,550	—	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$133,470	370	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$133,470	370	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$133,470	370	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$132,570	290	View salary detail
Lawyers	$131,970	6,730	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$130,810	4,200	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$130,810	4,200	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$130,710	1,520	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$129,960	40	View salary detail
Economists	$129,960	40	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$128,750	150	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$127,540	5,820	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$125,630	4,600	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$124,040	4,670	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$122,730	4,010	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,540	17,450	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$122,520	3,620	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$121,010	940	View salary detail
Security Managers	$121,010	940	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$120,720	1,940	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$120,720	1,940	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$120,160	1,540	View salary detail
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$119,000	360	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,470	90	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$118,320	1,250	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$118,320	1,250	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$117,870	570	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$115,630	550	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$114,960	240	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$114,570	190	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$114,550	860	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$113,210	2,160	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$111,790	30,170	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$110,560	50	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$110,240	280	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$110,240	280	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$108,140	670	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$108,140	670	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.