Home / Metro areas / Decatur, AL Decatur, AL Salaries and Median Wage Jobs in Decatur, AL paid a median of $46,280 a year ($22.25 an hour) across all occupations in May 2025, 262nd of the 393 metro areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Area Decatur, AL Occupations All Period May 2025
Median annual $46,280
Median hourly $22.25
Mean annual $57,830
Jobs on record 61,240 $26,720 10th$46,280 Median$102,690 90th
$26,720 10th percentile$12.85 an hour
$33,690 25th percentile$16.20 an hour
$46,280 Median$22.25 an hour
$69,630 75th percentile$33.48 an hour
$102,690 90th percentile$49.37 an hour
Grey needle: U.S. median, $50,980 a year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all-occupations row for Decatur, AL . Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the OEWS tables at bls.gov
How does Decatur, AL compare on pay? The median is 9% below the U.S. median of $50,980 and ranks 262nd of the 393 metro areas; the 135 nonmetropolitan areas are not ranked here. Prices here are 12.8% below the U.S. average, with a price level of 87.2 where the nation is 100; dividing the median by that gives $53,066. The median rose 4.1% from May 2024 to May 2025.
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 . These are survey estimates, so an area one rank away can be within sampling error.
What are the most common jobs in Decatur, AL? Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators are the largest occupation here, with 1,830 jobs.
Occupation Jobs Median Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,830 $43,120 Retail Salespersons 1,580 $31,550 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,420 $59,390 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,280 $25,720 Cashiers 1,260 $28,880 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,260 $43,900 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,200 $32,120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,140 $27,430 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,090 $36,160 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,080 $30,410
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025 .
What are the highest-paying jobs in Decatur, AL? Architectural and engineering managers lead at a median of $165,480, among occupations with at least 100 jobs.
Architectural and Engineering Managers $165,480 160 jobs Industrial Production Managers $150,030 240 jobs Financial Managers $142,940 150 jobs Aerospace Engineers $138,460 100 jobs Computer and Information Systems Managers $135,870 130 jobs Sales Managers $133,480 110 jobs Pharmacists $133,410 120 jobs Electrical Engineers $124,440 160 jobs General and Operations Managers $117,380 850 jobs Mechanical Engineers $115,750 310 jobs All occupations in Decatur, AL $46,280 61,240 jobs Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan file, May 2025 .
More on pay near Decatur, AL Pay for all 243 occupations in Decatur, AL BLS publishes pay for 243 occupations in Decatur, AL, listed by family with the largest first; where the sample is too small the figure shows n/a.
Management Business and Financial Operations Computer and Mathematical Architecture and Engineering Life, Physical, and Social Science Community and Social Service Legal Educational Instruction and Library Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Healthcare Support Protective Service Food Preparation and Serving Related Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Personal Care and Service Sales and Related Office and Administrative Support Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Construction and Extraction Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Production Transportation and Material Moving Jump past this table
Occupation Median Jobs Management General and Operations Managers $117,380 850 Construction Managers $96,790 290 Industrial Production Managers $150,030 240 Medical and Health Services Managers $91,450 210 Architectural and Engineering Managers $165,480 160 Financial Managers $142,940 150 Computer and Information Systems Managers $135,870 130 Food Service Managers $61,830 120 Sales Managers $133,480 110 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $97,540 100 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $51,080 70 Social and Community Service Managers $72,970 60 Human Resources Managers $123,160 50 Managers, All Other $116,730 50 Facilities Managers $128,880 40 Marketing Managers $128,500 40 Purchasing Managers $132,320 40 Education Administrators, All Other $99,900 n/a Business and Financial Operations Accountants and Auditors $72,030 530 Human Resources Specialists $63,030 260 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $67,710 230 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $56,450 180 Loan Officers $69,800 120 Logisticians $89,500 120 Cost Estimators $73,650 110 Training and Development Specialists $93,230 110 Project Management Specialists $106,140 100 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $92,290 80 Compliance Officers $72,550 80 Financial and Investment Analysts $101,560 40 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $77,000 30 Management Analysts $101,500 30 Insurance Underwriters $57,850 n/a Computer and Mathematical Software Developers $107,740 160 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $79,500 120 Computer User Support Specialists $59,680 100 Computer Systems Analysts $99,740 80 Computer Network Architects $132,570 60 Information Security Analysts $130,400 50 Architecture and Engineering Industrial Engineers $106,230 530 Mechanical Engineers $115,750 310 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $60,220 190 Civil Engineers $103,490 180 Electrical Engineers $124,440 160 Aerospace Engineers $138,460 100 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $125,940 90 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $58,620 80 Chemical Engineers $109,160 60 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $55,360 50 Environmental Engineers $129,290 50 Materials Engineers $134,370 50 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $70,310 40 Life, Physical, and Social Science Chemical Technicians $64,840 140 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $78,420 100 Chemists $109,110 60 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $83,120 40 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $63,780 30 Community and Social Service Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $49,360 200 Social and Human Service Assistants $36,450 120 Child, Family, and School Social Workers $48,980 100 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $72,380 80 Healthcare Social Workers $55,310 80 Legal Lawyers $139,010 70 Paralegals and Legal Assistants $42,510 60 Educational Instruction and Library Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $63,350 420 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,950 360 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $17,680 310 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $23,210 310 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $68,220 50 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $59,650 50 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $63,390 40 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,090 n/a Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,750 90 Graphic Designers $46,170 50 Public Relations Specialists $63,780 40 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Registered Nurses $68,320 960 Pharmacy Technicians $43,420 230 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $58,010 210 Psychiatric Technicians $36,560 180 Nurse Practitioners $107,760 120 Pharmacists $133,410 120 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $47,530 90 Dental Hygienists $61,340 80 Paramedics $48,540 60 Speech-Language Pathologists $67,350 60 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $35,980 60 Emergency Medical Technicians $36,030 50 Medical Records Specialists $44,340 50 Physical Therapists $97,600 50 Physicians, All Other $351,790 50 Surgical Technologists $46,060 50 Family Medicine Physicians $118,450 40 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $38,820 40 Occupational Therapists $97,460 30 Healthcare Support Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,430 1,140 Nursing Assistants $36,280 500 Medical Assistants $36,690 250 Dental Assistants $40,440 90 Physical Therapist Assistants $62,810 60 Phlebotomists $35,720 50 Protective Service Security Guards $38,500 450 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $57,120 360 Firefighters $43,650 180 Correctional Officers and Jailers $38,770 170 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $83,140 50 Food Preparation and Serving Related Fast Food and Counter Workers $25,720 1,280 Cooks, Fast Food $28,480 920 Waiters and Waitresses $27,010 670 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,310 540 Food Preparation Workers $28,180 430 Cooks, Restaurant $32,410 380 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $23,650 220 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,630 150 Bartenders $30,540 100 Dishwashers $29,620 70 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $29,220 60 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $23,290 50 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,410 1,080 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,420 260 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,150 200 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,750 80 Pest Control Workers $38,760 70 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $51,960 50 Personal Care and Service Residential Advisors $30,240 120 Childcare Workers $22,170 100 Animal Caretakers $28,650 90 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $28,430 90 First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $50,230 70 Recreation Workers $29,380 50 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $23,960 30 Sales and Related Retail Salespersons $31,550 1,580 Cashiers $28,880 1,260 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,090 660 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $71,110 620 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $49,780 260 Counter and Rental Clerks $35,190 210 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $48,430 160 Parts Salespersons $32,160 150 Insurance Sales Agents n/a 140 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $62,040 50 Real Estate Sales Agents n/a 30 Office and Administrative Support Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $43,900 1,260 Customer Service Representatives $41,070 710 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,060 580 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $60,720 510 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $37,610 370 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $44,980 360 Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,280 250 Office Clerks, General $29,930 240 Tellers $37,120 210 Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,010 170 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,240 140 Bill and Account Collectors $42,180 80 Billing and Posting Clerks $45,120 80 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $28,720 80 Loan Interviewers and Clerks $38,620 80 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $39,360 60 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,040 60 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $67,870 60 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $36,210 60 Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,440 50 Data Entry Keyers $36,160 40 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $52,310 40 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $46,810 40 Public Safety Telecommunicators $36,200 40 Postal Service Clerks $63,210 30 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $37,570 30 Construction and Extraction Construction Laborers $37,680 690 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $74,330 500 Electricians $63,930 480 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $49,470 290 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $59,920 210 Carpenters $50,950 190 Helpers--Electricians $41,430 100 Structural Iron and Steel Workers $56,220 70 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $45,790 60 Sheet Metal Workers $46,940 50 Construction and Building Inspectors $58,440 40 Highway Maintenance Workers $40,970 40 Boilermakers $64,060 30 Roofers $46,280 30 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Industrial Machinery Mechanics $76,990 950 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,520 470 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $82,200 460 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $48,750 330 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,740 290 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $66,200 190 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $52,250 150 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $94,690 120 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $62,230 120 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $62,670 90 Millwrights $61,670 60 Automotive Body and Related Repairers $47,360 50 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $38,940 50 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $37,300 40 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $39,010 30 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $62,000 n/a Production Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $43,120 1,830 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $84,270 950 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,760 870 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $82,170 760 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $56,990 530 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $45,240 490 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $30,330 360 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,350 320 Machinists $58,240 290 Helpers--Production Workers $36,170 240 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $44,320 220 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,210 190 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $58,270 190 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $37,660 190 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $51,810 150 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $56,160 120 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $44,360 120 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $50,040 100 Food Batchmakers $43,340 90 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $58,270 90 Printing Press Operators $39,580 80 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $43,150 70 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $45,050 70 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $114,470 70 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,620 70 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $36,500 60 Butchers and Meat Cutters $36,780 50 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,800 50 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $59,920 30 Power Plant Operators $115,920 30 Tool and Die Makers $60,410 30 Sewing Machine Operators $32,770 n/a Transportation and Material Moving Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $59,390 1,420 Stockers and Order Fillers $32,120 1,200 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,160 1,090 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,020 490 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,270 420 Bus Drivers, School $17,720 320 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $37,680 290 Light Truck Drivers $37,860 260 Packers and Packagers, Hand $36,000 250 Driver/Sales Workers $40,220 110 Crane and Tower Operators $45,640 100 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $44,020 80 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $31,920 60 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $28,880 50
Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025 .