Mobile, AL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Mobile Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Mobile, AL metro area
Figures describe the Mobile, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Mobile 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 373 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $375,250 | $180.41 | 340 |
| 2 | Cardiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $207,010 | $99.52 | 100 |
| 4 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $176,620 | Not published | 30 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $171,130 | $82.27 | 50 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $164,020 | $78.86 | 370 |
| 7 | Commercial Pilots | $137,960 | Not published | 50 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $137,650 | $66.18 | 500 |
| 9 | Chemical Engineers | $137,170 | $65.95 | 150 |
| 10 | Financial Managers | $135,780 | $65.28 | 530 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $134,570 | $64.70 | 440 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $130,490 | $62.74 | 560 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers | $128,770 | $61.91 | 290 |
| 14 | Facilities Managers | $127,420 | $61.26 | 90 |
| 15 | Managers, All Other | $126,440 | $60.79 | 100 |
| 16 | Computer Network Architects | $126,080 | $60.62 | 180 |
| 17 | Purchasing Managers | $125,500 | $60.34 | 120 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $124,050 | $59.64 | 380 |
| 19 | Software Developers | $122,540 | $58.91 | 1,050 |
| 20 | Information Security Analysts | $121,810 | $58.56 | 170 |
| 21 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 | $57.42 | 30 |
| 22 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $118,990 | $57.21 | 150 |
| 23 | Engineers, All Other | $114,850 | $55.22 | 30 |
| 24 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $114,610 | $55.10 | 130 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $110,250 | $53.00 | 160 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Mobile 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.