Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators publishes $42,260 here versus $44,650 nationally (-5.4%; 4,500metro-area jobs).
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,260 in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits 5.4% below the national Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $44,650 (4,500 published local jobs).
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 0100001 · Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #505/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 230 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $341K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Laredo, TX
- BOOK-MOST 228 rows · May 2025
Read with Laredo, TX ($54 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 Northwest Alabama nonmetrop…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers and Industrial Production Managers lead published employment inside Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 750 jobs · $103,990
- 2. Industrial Production Managers 220 jobs · $102,780
- 3. Pharmacists 210 jobs · $130,910
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 160 jobs · $104,910
- 5. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $126,780
- 6. Construction Managers 150 jobs · $91,430
- 7. Sales Managers 110 jobs · $129,770
- 8. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 110 jobs · $95,640
- 9. Software Developers 100 jobs · $90,660
- 10. Physicians, All Other 80 jobs · $341,060
- 11. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $95,940
- 12. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 80 jobs · $95,210
- 13. Civil Engineers 80 jobs · $91,380
- 14. Lawyers 70 jobs · $99,250
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 60 jobs · $123,390
- 16. Purchasing Managers 60 jobs · $94,990
- 17. Computer Systems Analysts 60 jobs · $88,990
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 jobs · $134,010
Occupations Tracked
230
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$47,683
employment-weighted, 228 complete rows
Top Salary
$341,060
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northwest 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 | $103,990 |
| 2 | Industrial Production Managers | $102,780 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $130,910 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $104,910 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $126,780 |
| 6 | Construction Managers | $91,430 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $129,770 |
| 8 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $95,640 |
| 9 | Software Developers | $90,660 |
| 10 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $341,060 |
| 11 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $95,940 |
| 12 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $95,210 |
| 13 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,380 |
| 14 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,250 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,390 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,990 |
| 17 | Computer Systems Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,990 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,010 |
| 19 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,890 |
| 20 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $151,460 |
| 21 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,050 |
| 22 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,590 |
| 23 | Nurse Anesthetists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $169,250 |
| 24 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,070 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, All Other | $97,180 |
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 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bus Drivers, School | $17,810 |
| Childcare Workers | $22,500 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,570 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $22,790 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $22,880 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,400 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $23,570 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,830 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $24,050 |
| Recreation Workers | $25,360 |
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 ($47,683 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 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area at $341,060/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $47,683 across 228 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.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area 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.