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
Validation Engineers	$99,880	7,650	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$99,880	7,650	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$99,490	870	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,010	5,370	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,010	5,370	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$99,010	5,370	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$98,450	5,190	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$98,450	5,190	View salary detail
Logisticians	$98,450	5,190	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$98,210	540	View salary detail
Chemists	$97,830	700	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,790	10,360	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$97,480	60	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$97,480	3,020	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$97,290	3,040	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$96,960	8,560	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$96,100	40	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$96,030	50	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$95,990	990	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$95,920	910	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$95,740	280	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$95,370	320	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$95,370	320	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,150	280	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$94,270	400	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$94,050	1,500	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$94,050	1,500	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$93,900	1,840	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$93,800	890	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,640	500	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,310	3,360	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,030	2,730	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$91,610	230	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$91,290	3,410	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$90,800	260	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$88,610	110	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$87,330	120	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$87,260	340	View salary detail
Biologists	$87,260	340	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$87,260	340	View salary detail
Geneticists	$87,260	340	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$87,260	340	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$87,140	2,780	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,140	2,780	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$87,110	530	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$87,110	530	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$87,110	530	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$86,350	330	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$86,350	330	View salary detail
Audiologists	$86,300	190	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.