Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. 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 335 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $303,740 | $146.03 | 120 |
| 2 | Nurse Anesthetists | $178,290 | $85.72 | 30 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $174,940 | $84.11 | 70 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $160,290 | $77.06 | 70 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $131,380 | $63.16 | 370 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $130,150 | $62.57 | 170 |
| 7 | Facilities Managers | $125,260 | $60.22 | 60 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $124,940 | $60.07 | 160 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $119,260 | $57.34 | 260 |
| 10 | Sales Managers | $117,680 | $56.58 | 130 |
| 11 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $116,620 | $56.07 | 60 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $114,410 | $55.00 | 40 |
| 13 | Optometrists | $114,360 | $54.98 | 30 |
| 14 | Computer Network Architects | $113,990 | $54.80 | 60 |
| 15 | Software Developers | $108,230 | $52.04 | 280 |
| 16 | Nurse Practitioners | $107,650 | $51.75 | 350 |
| 17 | Industrial Production Managers | $106,430 | $51.17 | 380 |
| 18 | Purchasing Managers | $104,310 | $50.15 | 80 |
| 19 | Electrical Engineers | $104,110 | $50.05 | 100 |
| 20 | Management Analysts | $101,680 | $48.89 | 90 |
| 21 | Veterinarians | $101,440 | $48.77 | 70 |
| 22 | Chiropractors | $100,620 | $48.38 | 30 |
| 23 | Mechanical Engineers | $98,690 | $47.45 | 410 |
| 24 | General and Operations Managers | $98,640 | $47.42 | 1,730 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, All Other | $98,560 | $47.38 | Not published |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan 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.