Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $22,510 here versus $31,200 nationally (-27.9%; 2,740metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $73,410 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-24.7%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,510 in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits 27.9% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,740 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$73,410 in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits 24.7% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,520 published local jobs).
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$36,830 in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits 24.2% below the national Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $48,570 (2,080 published local jobs).
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$37,850 in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits 22.0% below the national First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers median of $48,520 (2,130 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0100002 · Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #508/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 335 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $304K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH North Arkansas n…
- BOOK-FULL 330 rows · May 2025
Read with North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area ($62 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Northeast Alabama nonmetrop…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers and Mechanical Engineers lead published employment inside Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 1,730 jobs · $98,640
- 2. Mechanical Engineers 410 jobs · $98,690
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 380 jobs · $106,430
- 4. Pharmacists 370 jobs · $131,380
- 5. Nurse Practitioners 350 jobs · $107,650
- 6. Software Developers 280 jobs · $108,230
- 7. Financial Managers 260 jobs · $119,260
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 170 jobs · $130,150
- 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 160 jobs · $124,940
- 10. Sales Managers 130 jobs · $117,680
- 11. Physicians, All Other 120 jobs · $303,740
- 12. Electrical Engineers 100 jobs · $104,110
- 13. Management Analysts 90 jobs · $101,680
- 14. Purchasing Managers 80 jobs · $104,310
- 15. Family Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $174,940
- 16. Chief Executives 70 jobs · $160,290
- 17. Veterinarians 70 jobs · $101,440
- 18. Facilities Managers 60 jobs · $125,260
Occupations Tracked
335
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$47,512
employment-weighted, 330 complete rows
Top Salary
$303,740
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, 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 | $98,640 |
| 2 | Mechanical Engineers | $98,690 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $106,430 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $131,380 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $107,650 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $108,230 |
| 7 | Financial Managers | $119,260 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $130,150 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $124,940 |
| 10 | Sales Managers | $117,680 |
| 11 | Physicians, All Other | $303,740 |
| 12 | Electrical Engineers | $104,110 |
| 13 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,680 |
| 14 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,310 |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $174,940 |
| 16 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $160,290 |
| 17 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,440 |
| 18 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $125,260 |
| 19 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $116,620 |
| 20 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $113,990 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,410 |
| 22 | Nurse Anesthetists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $178,290 |
| 23 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,360 |
| 24 | Chiropractors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,620 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, All Other | $98,560 |
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 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bus Drivers, School | $17,320 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $17,510 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $19,140 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $22,040 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $22,370 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $22,470 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,510 |
| Recreation Workers | $22,950 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,950 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,090 |
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 ($47,512 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 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area at $303,740/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $47,512 across 330 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan 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.
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