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
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$75,690	170	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$75,450	240	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$75,450	50	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,340	610	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$75,060	370	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$74,990	3,000	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$74,880	24,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,830	13,390	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$74,740	70	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$74,650	690	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$74,650	690	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$74,650	690	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,500	1,620	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$74,410	120	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$74,290	290	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$74,290	160	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,670	210	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,660	2,060	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$73,510	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$73,320	1,440	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,060	20,670	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Coroners	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$72,990	3,770	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,680	110	View salary detail
Historians	$72,490	60	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$72,490	870	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$72,490	870	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$72,490	870	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$72,490	870	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$72,310	2,350	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$70,710	520	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,580	110	View salary detail
Midwives	$69,520	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$69,520	80	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,450	2,880	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$69,420	570	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$69,000	2,040	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$68,920	350	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$68,490	—	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$68,270	30	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$68,270	30	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$68,270	30	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$68,180	1,510	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$67,400	40	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$67,340	350	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.