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
Technical Writers	$85,840	630	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$85,720	30	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$83,700	210	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,750	170	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,630	320	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$82,630	460	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$82,260	4,310	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,260	2,510	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,170	1,260	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,940	90	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$81,750	180	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,400	5,040	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$81,080	340	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$80,990	430	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,770	120	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,380	80	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$80,330	3,280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$80,230	470	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,030	280	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$79,970	370	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$79,710	4,040	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,690	1,460	View salary detail
Foresters	$79,530	240	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$79,310	90	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,890	490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$78,850	120	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$78,590	—	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$78,110	40	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$77,990	2,540	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,860	180	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$77,600	590	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,540	1,160	View salary detail
Art Directors	$77,220	210	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$77,120	—	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,070	2,410	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$77,000	110	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$77,000	110	View salary detail
Range Managers	$77,000	110	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$76,810	40	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,430	310	View salary detail
Statisticians	$76,400	200	View salary detail
Biostatisticians	$76,400	200	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$76,400	100	View salary detail
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,340	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$75,970	1,900	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.