Montgomery, AL Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 89.7) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Montgomery, AL moved from $42,600 in May 2024 to $44,950 in May 2025 (+5.5%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Montgomery, AL sits +2.4 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.
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Montgomery, AL
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $22,960 here versus $31,200 nationally (-26.4%; 3,170metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $26,360 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-25.2%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,960 in Montgomery, AL sits 26.4% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,170 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$26,360 in Montgomery, AL sits 25.2% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,300 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,570 in Montgomery, AL sits 18.4% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,990 published local jobs).
- Customer Service Representatives$36,960 in Montgomery, AL sits 17.4% below the national Customer Service Representatives median of $44,770 (2,500 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Montgomery, AL; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 33860 · Montgomery, AL $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #367/528
- RPP-LOW 89.7
- OCC-MID 373 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $285K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-AHEAD +2.4 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH St. George, UT
- BOOK-FULL 366 rows · May 2025
Read with St. George, UT (+$20 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 Montgomery, AL
Where Montgomery, AL already employs the upper wage tier
General and Operations Managers and Lawyers lead published employment inside Montgomery, AL's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 2,230 jobs · $107,980
- 2. Lawyers 960 jobs · $125,290
- 3. Software Developers 780 jobs · $110,620
- 4. Computer Occupations, All Other 740 jobs · $109,300
- 5. Financial Managers 650 jobs · $131,570
- 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 570 jobs · $134,810
- 7. Pharmacists 430 jobs · $136,620
- 8. Managers, All Other 370 jobs · $116,170
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 330 jobs · $105,050
- 10. Physicians, All Other 300 jobs · $285,260
- 11. Computer Network Architects 230 jobs · $124,120
- 12. Information Security Analysts 220 jobs · $113,270
- 13. Electrical Engineers 200 jobs · $104,990
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 190 jobs · $119,990
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 160 jobs · $156,490
- 16. Purchasing Managers 110 jobs · $121,250
- 17. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 80 jobs · $108,760
- 18. Chief Executives 70 jobs · $155,700
Occupations Tracked
373
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,726
employment-weighted, 366 complete rows
Top Salary
$285,260
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
89.7
10% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Montgomery, 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 | $107,980 |
| 2 | Lawyers | $125,290 |
| 3 | Software Developers | $110,620 |
| 4 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,300 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $131,570 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $134,810 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $136,620 |
| 8 | Managers, All Other | $116,170 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $105,050 |
| 10 | Physicians, All Other | $285,260 |
| 11 | Computer Network Architects | $124,120 |
| 12 | Information Security Analysts | $113,270 |
| 13 | Electrical Engineers | $104,990 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $119,990 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,490 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $121,250 |
| 17 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,760 |
| 18 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $155,700 |
| 19 | Financial Examiners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,180 |
| 20 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,240 |
| 21 | Power Plant Operators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $107,080 |
| 22 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,800 |
| 23 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,430 |
| 24 | Computer Hardware Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,190 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, All Other | $108,890 |
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 Montgomery, AL
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bus Drivers, School | $17,490 |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $20,380 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $20,500 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $21,430 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $21,840 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $21,940 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $22,500 |
| Childcare Workers | $22,720 |
| Recreation Workers | $22,740 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,960 |
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 ($54,726 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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 Montgomery, AL wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Montgomery, AL at $285,260/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $54,726 adjusts to about $61,022 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 89.7. 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.