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Highest-paying jobs in Alabama
The 40 best-paid occupations in Alabama with at least 100 people employed, by state median wage.
Quick answer
The highest-paying occupation in Alabama with at least 100 people employed was Cardiologist, with a state median of $519,480 (BLS May 2025).
The ranking
40 occupations
Data Every figure is from BLS OEWS May 2025 or O*NET 31.0; the selection rule is below.
| # | Occupation | Median pay in Alabama | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiologist | $519,480 | 130 |
| 2 | Orthopedic Surgeon | $324,570 | 380 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $311,180 | 310 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $272,610 | 3,980 |
| 5 | OB-GYN | $210,380 | 120 |
| 6 | CRNA | $190,300 | 1,810 |
| 7 | CEO | $166,420 | 810 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,350 | 3,790 |
| 9 | Engineers, All Other | $152,550 | 3,460 |
| 10 | Optometrist | $145,090 | 460 |
| 11 | Financial Manager | $140,500 | 7,200 |
| 12 | Physicist | $139,330 | 280 |
| 13 | IT Manager | $138,670 | 7,670 |
| 14 | Computer Hardware Engineer | $136,990 | 680 |
| 15 | Airline Pilot | $136,990 | 360 |
| 16 | Actuary | $136,950 | 190 |
| 17 | Psychologists, All Other | $136,070 | 110 |
| 18 | Managers, All Other | $135,890 | 1,970 |
| 19 | Physical Scientists, All Other | $135,350 | 140 |
| 20 | Chemical Engineer | $135,030 | 600 |
| 21 | Pharmacist | $134,630 | 5,400 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $133,470 | 370 |
| 23 | Nuclear Engineer | $132,570 | 290 |
| 24 | Lawyer | $131,970 | 6,730 |
| 25 | Network Engineer | $130,810 | 4,200 |
| 26 | Purchasing Manager | $130,710 | 1,520 |
| 27 | Training and Development Managers | $128,750 | 150 |
| 28 | Aerospace Engineer | $127,540 | 5,820 |
| 29 | Electrical Engineer | $125,630 | 4,600 |
| 30 | Sales Manager | $124,040 | 4,670 |
| 31 | Cyber Security Analyst | $122,730 | 4,010 |
| 32 | Software Engineer | $122,540 | 17,450 |
| 33 | Industrial Production Manager | $122,520 | 3,620 |
| 34 | Facilities Manager | $121,010 | 940 |
| 35 | Electronics Engineer | $120,720 | 1,940 |
| 36 | Marketing Manager | $120,160 | 1,540 |
| 37 | Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | $119,000 | 360 |
| 38 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $118,320 | 1,250 |
| 39 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $117,870 | 570 |
| 40 | Operations Research Analyst | $115,630 | 550 |
Method
How this page is built
BLS OEWS state estimates for Alabama, May 2025: occupations with at least 100 people employed and a published median, ranked by median annual wage.
What this page can't tell you
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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.