Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Decatur, AL

296 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Decatur, AL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	170	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,620	80	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,620	80	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,440	40	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$58,440	40	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$58,270	190	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,270	90	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,240	290	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$58,010	210	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$57,850	—	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,240	140	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$57,120	360	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$57,120	360	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,990	530	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,450	180	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$56,450	180	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$56,220	70	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,160	120	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$55,360	50	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$55,310	80	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$54,040	60	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,310	40	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,250	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,960	50	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,810	150	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$51,080	70	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,950	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$50,230	70	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,040	100	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,780	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,750	80	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,470	290	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,980	100	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,750	330	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,620	70	View salary detail
Paramedics	$48,540	60	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,520	470	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$48,430	160	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,360	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,090	660	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,940	50	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,810	40	View salary detail
Roofers	$46,280	30	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$46,170	50	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,060	580	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$46,060	50	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$45,790	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,740	290	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$45,640	100	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,350	320	View salary detail

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.