Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest 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 (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 252 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $256,820 | $123.47 | 60 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $159,670 | $76.76 | 40 |
| 3 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,570 | $75.27 | 50 |
| 4 | Facilities Managers | $147,710 | $71.02 | 50 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $136,150 | $65.46 | 130 |
| 6 | Chemical Engineers | $132,970 | $63.93 | 50 |
| 7 | Industrial Production Managers | $132,640 | $63.77 | 150 |
| 8 | Sales Managers | $129,690 | $62.35 | 60 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,710 | $61.88 | 70 |
| 10 | Electrical Engineers | $123,560 | $59.40 | 80 |
| 11 | Purchasing Managers | $121,890 | $58.60 | 50 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $119,220 | $57.32 | 140 |
| 13 | Software Developers | $117,470 | $56.48 | 50 |
| 14 | Industrial Engineers | $113,700 | $54.66 | 340 |
| 15 | Environmental Engineers | $113,290 | $54.47 | 40 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $108,360 | $52.10 | 50 |
| 17 | Power Plant Operators | $107,280 | $51.58 | Not published |
| 18 | Computer Systems Analysts | $107,240 | $51.56 | 50 |
| 19 | Chemists | $104,620 | $50.30 | 30 |
| 20 | Nurse Practitioners | $103,910 | $49.96 | 140 |
| 21 | Management Analysts | $101,340 | $48.72 | 30 |
| 22 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $99,850 | $48.00 | 40 |
| 23 | Lawyers | $99,440 | $47.81 | 120 |
| 24 | General and Operations Managers | $98,410 | $47.31 | 810 |
| 25 | Computer Network Architects | $98,400 | $47.31 | 40 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southwest 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.