Birmingham, AL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Birmingham Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Birmingham, AL metro area
Figures describe the Birmingham, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Birmingham 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 (10 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 489 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $334,100 | $160.63 | 180 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $237,040 | $113.96 | 1,420 |
| 3 | Pediatricians, General | $189,650 | $91.18 | 80 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $175,850 | $84.54 | 750 |
| 5 | Lawyers | $170,230 | $81.84 | 2,800 |
| 6 | Podiatrists | $169,780 | $81.62 | 50 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $167,080 | $80.33 | 190 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,670 | $80.13 | 600 |
| 9 | Optometrists | $162,890 | $78.31 | 110 |
| 10 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $156,710 | $75.34 | 30 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $153,930 | $74.01 | 2,700 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $140,230 | $67.42 | 2,230 |
| 13 | Natural Sciences Managers | $139,050 | $66.85 | 110 |
| 14 | Pharmacists | $138,800 | $66.73 | 1,550 |
| 15 | Managers, All Other | $138,360 | $66.52 | 300 |
| 16 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $138,260 | $66.47 | 100 |
| 17 | Training and Development Managers | $133,980 | $64.41 | 70 |
| 18 | Actuaries | $132,840 | $63.86 | 130 |
| 19 | Computer Network Architects | $131,140 | $63.05 | 880 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $130,160 | $62.58 | 660 |
| 21 | Administrative Services Managers | $129,380 | $62.20 | 280 |
| 22 | Database Architects | $129,030 | $62.03 | 80 |
| 23 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $128,740 | $61.90 | 290 |
| 24 | Commercial Pilots | $127,280 | Not published | 150 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $127,080 | $61.10 | 620 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Birmingham 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.