Huntsville, AL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Huntsville Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Huntsville, AL metro area
Figures describe the Huntsville, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Huntsville 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 389 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $357,010 | $171.64 | 430 |
| 2 | Radiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $213,590 | $102.69 | 280 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $213,530 | $102.66 | 100 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $206,750 | $99.40 | 100 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $168,380 | $80.95 | 1,630 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $164,060 | $78.87 | 2,250 |
| 8 | Optometrists | $161,170 | $77.49 | 50 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $158,620 | $76.26 | 890 |
| 10 | Engineers, All Other | $155,630 | $74.82 | 3,110 |
| 11 | Managers, All Other | $153,920 | $74.00 | 570 |
| 12 | Physicists | $149,990 | $72.11 | 180 |
| 13 | Purchasing Managers | $146,970 | $70.66 | 520 |
| 14 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $142,670 | $68.59 | 560 |
| 15 | Physical Scientists, All Other | $142,650 | $68.58 | 70 |
| 16 | Public Relations Managers | $138,130 | $66.41 | 50 |
| 17 | Pharmacists | $136,840 | $65.79 | 600 |
| 18 | General and Operations Managers | $136,340 | $65.55 | 4,050 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers | $136,240 | $65.50 | 440 |
| 20 | Marketing Managers | $134,990 | $64.90 | 160 |
| 21 | Sales Managers | $134,690 | $64.76 | 660 |
| 22 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $133,330 | $64.10 | 890 |
| 23 | Lawyers | $133,220 | $64.05 | 730 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $132,410 | $63.66 | 1,660 |
| 25 | Operations Research Analysts | $132,000 | $63.46 | 350 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Huntsville 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.