Gadsden, AL metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Gadsden Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Gadsden, AL metro area

Figures describe the Gadsden, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Gadsden 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 (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 152 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Gadsden, AL metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$226,450	$108.87	Not published
2	Physicians, All Other	$207,450	$99.74	60
3	Pharmacists	$129,090	$62.06	100
4	Financial Managers	$122,470	$58.88	70
5	Industrial Production Managers	$115,430	$55.50	40
6	Physical Therapists	$106,720	$51.31	100
7	Nurse Practitioners	$103,700	$49.85	130
8	Lawyers	$94,220	$45.30	70
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$92,140	Not published	60
10	General and Operations Managers	$91,470	$43.98	400
11	Occupational Therapists	$87,620	$42.13	80
12	Medical and Health Services Managers	$85,100	$40.91	260
13	Education Administrators, All Other	$81,480	$39.17	Not published
14	Sales Managers	$80,950	$38.92	60
15	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,070	$38.50	90
16	Civil Engineers	$78,830	$37.90	40
17	Registered Nurses	$77,810	$37.41	1,210
18	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,270	$36.67	40
19	Construction Managers	$75,210	$36.16	70
20	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$74,990	$36.06	30
21	Social and Community Service Managers	$73,920	$35.54	50
22	Industrial Engineers	$72,880	$35.04	50
23	Compliance Officers	$69,990	$33.65	60
24	Cost Estimators	$69,430	$33.38	30
25	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$66,910	$32.17	30

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Gadsden 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.