Anniston-Oxford, AL Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 85.9) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Anniston-Oxford, AL moved from $39,610 in May 2024 to $42,680 in May 2025 (+7.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Anniston-Oxford, AL sits +4.6 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 11500 · Anniston-Oxford, AL $49K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-QUIET · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #491/528
- RPP-QUIET 85.9
- OCC-THIN 185 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $149K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-AHEAD +4.6 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH East Kentucky no…
- BOOK-MOST 184 rows · May 2025
Read with East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area ($65 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Anniston-Oxford, AL
Where Anniston-Oxford, AL already employs the upper wage tier
General and Operations Managers and Business Operations Specialists, All Other lead published employment inside Anniston-Oxford, AL's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 550 jobs · $98,540
- 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other 390 jobs · $84,640
- 3. Industrial Engineers 230 jobs · $85,200
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 160 jobs · $83,860
- 5. Pharmacists 100 jobs · $126,760
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 100 jobs · $101,220
- 7. Construction Managers 100 jobs · $84,120
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 90 jobs · $131,420
- 9. Software Developers 90 jobs · $99,260
- 10. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 80 jobs · $83,320
- 11. Financial Managers 70 jobs · $126,920
- 12. Sales Managers 70 jobs · $117,810
- 13. Management Analysts 70 jobs · $92,500
- 14. Physicians, All Other 60 jobs · $149,360
- 15. Lawyers 60 jobs · $113,210
- 16. Mechanical Engineers 60 jobs · $99,150
- 17. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 60 jobs · $98,840
- 18. Computer and Information Systems Managers 50 jobs · $111,170
Occupations Tracked
185
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$48,946
employment-weighted, 184 complete rows
Top Salary
$149,360
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
85.9
14% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Anniston-Oxford, AL, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | $98,540 |
| 2 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $84,640 |
| 3 | Industrial Engineers | $85,200 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $83,860 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $126,760 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $101,220 |
| 7 | Construction Managers | $84,120 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $131,420 |
| 9 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,260 |
| 10 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $83,320 |
| 11 | Financial Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,920 |
| 12 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $117,810 |
| 13 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $92,500 |
| 14 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $149,360 |
| 15 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $113,210 |
| 16 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,150 |
| 17 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,840 |
| 18 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $111,170 |
| 19 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,520 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $142,230 |
| 21 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,450 |
| 22 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,290 |
| 23 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $78,980 |
| 24 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,130 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, All Other | $85,480 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Anniston-Oxford, AL
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bus Drivers, School | $16,570 |
| Childcare Workers | $20,730 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $22,230 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,650 |
| Animal Caretakers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,700 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $23,960 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $24,640 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $25,740 |
| Bartenders | $25,760 |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,780 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in AL
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside AL. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($48,946 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Anniston-Oxford, AL wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Anniston-Oxford, AL at $149,360/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $48,946 adjusts to about $56,948 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 85.9. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for AL before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.