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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Editors$63,330530View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$63,09050View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers$63,010490View salary detail
Food Service Managers$63,0104,330View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists$63,010110View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,9101,040View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,850460View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,5802,350View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$62,4001,000View salary detail
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$62,290110View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants$62,250750View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters$62,2201,540View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,210740View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$62,210280View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$62,130140View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,99015,880View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,92017,850View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$61,890940View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$61,800220View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,77010,000View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists$61,7102,410View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$61,670430View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks$61,6401,240View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,4302,700View salary detail
Millwrights$61,4101,400View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,38022,030View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$61,330—View salary detail
Energy Auditors$61,3001,420View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$61,3001,420View salary detail
Dental Hygienists$61,1603,170View salary detail
Curators$61,120150View salary detail
Interior Designers$61,050620View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$61,0501,080View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,8901,530View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents$60,8901,580View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$60,7901,280View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$60,710590View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,7101,350View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,7003,500View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,560420View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,36020,140View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$60,350400View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,350400View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,170230View salary detail
Fundraisers$60,1201,120View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$60,100930View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$60,020510View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers$60,0002,850View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$59,820100View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,7703,200View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.