Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Anniston Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area

Figures describe the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Anniston city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 185 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$149,360	$71.81	60
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,230	$68.38	40
3	Industrial Production Managers	$131,420	$63.18	90
4	Financial Managers	$126,920	$61.02	70
5	Pharmacists	$126,760	$60.94	100
6	Sales Managers	$117,810	$56.64	70
7	Lawyers	$113,210	$54.43	60
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,170	$53.45	50
9	Electrical Engineers	$102,450	$49.25	40
10	Nurse Practitioners	$101,220	$48.67	100
11	Software Developers	$99,260	$47.72	90
12	Mechanical Engineers	$99,150	$47.67	60
13	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,840	$47.52	60
14	General and Operations Managers	$98,540	$47.37	550
15	Physical Therapists	$98,520	$47.37	50
16	Physician Assistants	$98,130	$47.18	30
17	Civil Engineers	$97,290	$46.77	40
18	Management Analysts	$92,500	$44.47	70
19	Education Administrators, All Other	$85,480	$41.10	Not published
20	Industrial Engineers	$85,200	$40.96	230
21	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,640	$40.69	390
22	Construction Managers	$84,120	$40.44	100
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,860	$40.32	160
24	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,320	Not published	80
25	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,980	$37.97	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Anniston metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.