Pay distribution $21,730 10th $26,730 25th $34,660 75th $39,760 90th
Half of Residential Advisors in the Decatur metro area earn more than $30,240 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $26,730 and $34,660.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $21,730 $26,730 $30,240 $34,660 $39,760 Hourly $10.45 $12.85 $14.54 $16.66 $19.12
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Decatur metro areathis metro area
$30,240 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $26,730 to $34,660
$27,650 median for Alabama; middle half earns $25,680 to $32,870
$42,240 median for United States; middle half earns $35,510 to $49,920
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +9% vs Alabama overall and −28% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $18,370 $31,960 $45,550 $59,140 Owensboro, KY — $18,370 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $23,530 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $25,310 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $25,490 Amarillo, TX — $26,060 Tuscaloosa, AL — $26,170 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $26,220 Huntsville, AL — $27,490 Mobile, AL — $27,510 Montgomery, AL — $27,780 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $27,920 Dothan, AL — $28,160 Monroe, LA — $28,520 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $28,600 Joplin, MO-KS — $28,960 Jackson, TN — $29,210 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $29,940 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $30,180 Decatur, AL — $30,240 Evansville, IN — $30,310 Beckley, WV — $30,420 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $30,720 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $30,730 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $30,880 Tyler, TX — $30,900 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $31,040 College Station-Bryan, TX — $31,170 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $31,490 Charleston, WV — $31,560 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $31,790 Bowling Green, KY — $32,650 Birmingham, AL — $32,730 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $32,750 Springfield, OH — $32,750 Urban Honolulu, HI — $32,780 Longview, TX — $32,820 Cleveland, TN — $32,830 Tallahassee, FL — $32,910 Jackson, MS — $33,620 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $33,800 Altoona, PA — $33,920 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $34,090 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $34,110 San Angelo, TX — $34,290 Killeen-Temple, TX — $34,610 Lynchburg, VA — $34,660 Oklahoma City, OK — $34,660 Burlington, NC — $34,690 Harrisonburg, VA — $34,700 Las Cruces, NM — $34,770 Wheeling, WV-OH — $34,790 Rome, GA — $34,850 Manhattan, KS — $34,890 Topeka, KS — $34,900 Tulsa, OK — $34,910 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $35,020 Ann Arbor, MI — $35,090 Casper, WY — $35,210 Kansas City, MO-KS — $35,360 Abilene, TX — $35,420 Florence, SC — $35,590 Cedar Rapids, IA — $35,620 Knoxville, TN — $35,670 Morgantown, WV — $35,680 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $35,690 Spartanburg, SC — $35,780 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $35,940 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $36,010 Farmington, NM — $36,150 Greenville, NC — $36,340 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $36,350 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $36,430 Idaho Falls, ID — $36,440 St. Louis, MO-IL — $36,450 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $36,510 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $36,730 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $36,830 Lewiston, ID-WA — $36,890 Akron, OH — $36,920 El Paso, TX — $36,920 Flint, MI — $36,940 Erie, PA — $37,030 Boise City, ID — $37,160 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $37,270 Roanoke, VA — $37,320 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $37,340 Winchester, VA-WV — $37,390 Ogden, UT — $37,450 Toledo, OH — $37,460 Kankakee, IL — $37,530 Wilmington, NC — $37,700 Johnson City, TN — $37,750 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,760 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $37,770 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $37,830 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $37,850 Chambersburg, PA — $37,890 Jefferson City, MO — $37,980 Columbus, GA-AL — $38,010 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $38,120 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $38,170 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $38,170 Appleton, WI — $38,250 Albuquerque, NM — $38,290 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $38,310 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $38,390 Jackson, MI — $38,440 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $38,470 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $38,500 Fort Wayne, IN — $38,710 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $38,850 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $38,920 Chico, CA — $38,930 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $39,010 Fayetteville, NC — $39,090 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $39,140 Corpus Christi, TX — $39,240 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $39,260 Winston-Salem, NC — $39,260 Santa Fe, NM — $39,290 Eau Claire, WI — $39,310 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $39,340 Iowa City, IA — $39,350 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $39,420 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $39,520 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $39,650 Columbia, SC — $39,660 Pittsburgh, PA — $39,680 Vineland, NJ — $39,680 Cleveland, OH — $39,740 Richmond, VA — $39,770 Williamsport, PA — $39,860 Kenosha, WI — $39,910 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $39,990 Green Bay, WI — $40,050 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $40,100 Jonesboro, AR — $40,130 Johnstown, PA — $40,140 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $40,210 Jacksonville, FL — $40,210 Asheville, NC — $40,300 Canton-Massillon, OH — $40,550 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $40,600 Lubbock, TX — $40,710 Tucson, AZ — $40,770 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $40,880 Baton Rouge, LA — $40,990 Savannah, GA — $41,050 York-Hanover, PA — $41,230 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $41,300 Port St. Lucie, FL — $41,320 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $41,360 Saginaw, MI — $41,390 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $41,460 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $41,480 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $41,540 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $41,600 St. George, UT — $41,650 Springfield, IL — $41,710 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $41,810 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $41,810 Grand Junction, CO — $41,910 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $41,930 Columbus, OH — $41,930 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $42,070 Reading, PA — $42,190 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $42,340 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $42,430 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $42,450 Salisbury, MD — $42,490 Logan, UT-ID — $42,530 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $42,760 Lancaster, PA — $42,800 Visalia, CA — $42,920 Bangor, ME — $43,150 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $43,260 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $43,290 Peoria, IL — $43,290 Traverse City, MI — $43,410 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $43,470 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $43,540 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $43,620 New Haven, CT — $43,620 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $43,650 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $43,730 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $43,810 Gainesville, FL — $43,870 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $43,890 Fresno, CA — $43,930 Omaha, NE-IA — $43,990 Madison, WI — $44,170 Rochester, NY — $44,200 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $44,260 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $44,300 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $44,320 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $44,480 Reno, NV — $44,520 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $44,670 Dover, DE — $44,680 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $44,730 Yuba City, CA — $44,750 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $44,810 Merced, CA — $44,880 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $44,940 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $44,990 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $45,240 Boulder, CO — $45,290 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $45,340 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $45,360 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $45,400 Colorado Springs, CO — $45,620 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $46,140 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $46,140 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $46,270 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $46,390 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $46,440 Bismarck, ND — $46,480 Modesto, CA — $46,590 Mankato, MN — $46,720 Billings, MT — $46,760 Lebanon, PA — $46,780 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $46,790 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,840 Lawrence, KS — $46,950 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $46,950 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $46,970 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $47,010 Worcester, MA — $47,010 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $47,110 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $47,150 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $47,160 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $47,200 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $47,230 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $47,250 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $47,510 Salem, OR — $47,680 Wichita, KS — $47,770 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $47,800 Springfield, MA — $47,860 Utica-Rome, NY — $48,060 St. Cloud, MN — $48,110 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,120 Portland-South Portland, ME — $48,140 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $48,150 Duluth, MN-WI — $48,180 Ames, IA — $48,230 Great Falls, MT — $48,610 Bellingham, WA — $48,620 Binghamton, NY — $48,750 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $48,830 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $48,850 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $48,890 Medford, OR — $49,050 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $49,090 Bozeman, MT — $49,390 Salinas, CA — $49,580 Columbia, MO — $49,630 Rochester, MN — $50,060 Pittsfield, MA — $50,120 Fargo, ND-MN — $50,820 Vallejo, CA — $51,170 Kingston, NY — $51,210 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $51,400 Yakima, WA — $51,450 Syracuse, NY — $51,670 Bloomington, IL — $51,680 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $52,190 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $52,410 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $52,420 Springfield, MO — $52,730 Missoula, MT — $53,250 Ithaca, NY — $53,760 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $54,310 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $54,510 Waco, TX — $55,110 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $55,800 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $56,170 Bloomington, IN — $57,080 Barnstable Town, MA — $59,140 Decatur metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Decatur metro area has the 261st-highest published median for this occupation among the 279 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Alabama Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for residential advisors, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Decatur metro areathis page
$30,240 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $26,730 to $34,660
$32,730 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $27,760 to $36,090
$31,790 median for Auburn metro area; middle half earns $25,680 to $34,060
$31,040 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $28,070 to $34,880
$28,160 median for Dothan metro area; middle half earns $23,490 to $28,160
$27,780 median for Montgomery metro area; middle half earns $22,780 to $30,570
$27,510 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $24,760 to $32,630
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .