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
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,240	490	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,210	190	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,120	80	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,050	70	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,980	360	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$44,360	120	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$44,340	50	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,320	220	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,020	490	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$44,020	80	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,900	1,260	View salary detail
Firefighters	$43,650	180	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$43,420	230	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$43,340	90	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,150	70	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$42,510	60	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,180	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$41,430	100	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$41,070	710	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$40,970	40	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$40,440	90	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$40,220	110	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,750	90	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$39,580	80	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$39,360	60	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$39,010	30	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$38,940	50	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$38,940	50	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,820	40	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$38,770	170	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$38,760	70	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$38,620	80	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,500	450	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,440	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,310	540	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$37,860	260	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,680	290	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$37,680	690	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,660	190	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,610	370	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,570	30	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,420	260	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,300	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,120	210	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,780	50	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,760	870	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,690	250	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,560	180	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,500	60	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,450	120	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.