Salaries in Decatur, AL
Median annual wage by occupation in Decatur, AL (metro). 239 occupations.
- Architectural and Engineering Managers — $159,500/yr median
- Industrial Production Managers — $146,990/yr median
- Financial Managers — $134,850/yr median
- Pharmacists — $132,320/yr median
- Materials Engineers — $130,550/yr median
- Computer Network Architects — $128,660/yr median
- Sales Managers — $128,610/yr median
- Facilities Managers — $126,100/yr median
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors — $124,010/yr median
- Electrical Engineers — $123,440/yr median
- Environmental Engineers — $122,010/yr median
- Managers, All Other — $113,670/yr median
- Chemical Engineers — $113,180/yr median
- Mechanical Engineers — $112,190/yr median
- Computer and Information Systems Managers — $111,360/yr median
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — $110,760/yr median
- Civil Engineers — $109,420/yr median
- Nurse Practitioners — $108,220/yr median
- Lawyers — $108,050/yr median
- Power Plant Operators — $108,040/yr median
- General and Operations Managers — $107,730/yr median
- Human Resources Managers — $106,410/yr median
- Industrial Engineers — $106,140/yr median
- Software Developers — $105,830/yr median
- Chemists — $103,360/yr median
- Project Management Specialists — $101,890/yr median
- Computer Systems Analysts — $99,560/yr median
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — $98,550/yr median
- Physical Therapists — $97,620/yr median
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — $96,710/yr median
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment — $93,700/yr median
- Construction Managers — $93,060/yr median
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other — $93,040/yr median
- Logisticians — $89,200/yr median
- Financial and Investment Analysts — $86,820/yr median
- Medical and Health Services Managers — $85,350/yr median
- Management Analysts — $84,490/yr median
- Education Administrators, All Other — $84,390/yr median
- Training and Development Specialists — $81,510/yr median
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other — $81,060/yr median
- Database Administrators — $80,770/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers — $80,240/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — $78,460/yr median
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers — $78,220/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — $77,980/yr median
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists — $77,920/yr median
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders — $77,730/yr median
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians — $76,710/yr median
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — $76,580/yr median
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators — $75,760/yr median
- Social and Community Service Managers — $72,830/yr median
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics — $72,650/yr median
- Compliance Officers — $70,660/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers — $70,340/yr median
- Cost Estimators — $69,640/yr median
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products — $68,900/yr median
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — $67,700/yr median
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — $67,550/yr median
- Registered Nurses — $67,010/yr median
- Speech-Language Pathologists — $66,770/yr median
- Teachers and Instructors, All Other — $66,490/yr median
- Accountants and Auditors — $66,250/yr median
- Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — $65,200/yr median
- Personal Financial Advisors — $63,600/yr median
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents — $63,490/yr median
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers — $62,970/yr median
- Physical Therapist Assistants — $62,840/yr median
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $62,510/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors — $62,340/yr median
- Postal Service Clerks — $62,190/yr median
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — $62,150/yr median
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — $62,090/yr median
- Electricians — $61,990/yr median
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers — $61,950/yr median
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines — $61,710/yr median
- Human Resources Specialists — $61,490/yr median
- Chemical Technicians — $61,420/yr median
- Food Service Managers — $61,360/yr median
- Dental Hygienists — $61,270/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers — $61,080/yr median
- Loan Officers — $60,900/yr median
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks — $59,880/yr median
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — $59,680/yr median
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators — $59,260/yr median
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians — $58,650/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School — $58,460/yr median
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — $58,280/yr median
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists — $57,860/yr median
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians — $57,570/yr median
- Machinists — $57,480/yr median
- Respiratory Therapists — $57,470/yr median
- Public Relations Specialists — $57,260/yr median
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — $57,110/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers — $56,860/yr median
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — $56,590/yr median
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers — $56,350/yr median
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers — $56,320/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School — $56,180/yr median
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators — $56,010/yr median
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers — $55,990/yr median
- Paramedics — $55,590/yr median
- Computer User Support Specialists — $55,510/yr median
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel — $55,160/yr median
- Postal Service Mail Carriers — $54,270/yr median
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators — $54,080/yr median
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks — $53,760/yr median
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — $53,420/yr median
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers — $53,030/yr median
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs — $51,760/yr median
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — $51,170/yr median
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors — $51,070/yr median
- Millwrights — $50,910/yr median
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians — $50,390/yr median
- Carpenters — $50,360/yr median
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters — $49,210/yr median
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists — $49,120/yr median
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers — $48,710/yr median
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — $48,500/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers — $48,350/yr median
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians — $47,790/yr median
- Healthcare Social Workers — $47,320/yr median
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance — $47,140/yr median
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks — $46,850/yr median
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $46,780/yr median
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — $46,570/yr median
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — $46,510/yr median
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks — $46,330/yr median
- Roofers — $46,160/yr median
- Sheet Metal Workers — $45,760/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers — $45,600/yr median
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers — $45,490/yr median
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — $45,390/yr median
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $45,170/yr median
- Crane and Tower Operators — $44,530/yr median
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians — $44,500/yr median
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — $44,330/yr median
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants — $43,890/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers — $43,890/yr median
- Pest Control Workers — $43,660/yr median
- Surgical Technologists — $43,460/yr median
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — $43,230/yr median
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers — $43,200/yr median
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — $42,980/yr median
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $42,220/yr median
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood — $41,720/yr median
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — $41,700/yr median
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents — $41,260/yr median
- Billing and Posting Clerks — $41,250/yr median
- Emergency Medical Technicians — $40,570/yr median
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — $40,560/yr median
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators — $40,080/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services — $39,940/yr median
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners — $39,720/yr median
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — $39,720/yr median
- Medical Records Specialists — $39,710/yr median
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall — $39,600/yr median
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks — $38,990/yr median
- Correctional Officers and Jailers — $38,830/yr median
- Helpers--Electricians — $38,800/yr median
- Construction Laborers — $38,770/yr median
- Firefighters — $38,760/yr median
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other — $38,760/yr median
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $38,720/yr median
- Public Safety Telecommunicators — $38,520/yr median
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers — $38,260/yr median
- Customer Service Representatives — $38,250/yr median
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — $38,250/yr median
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks — $38,240/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers — $37,990/yr median
- Pharmacy Technicians — $37,950/yr median
- Dental Assistants — $37,850/yr median
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators — $37,780/yr median
- Security Guards — $37,720/yr median
- Driver/Sales Workers — $37,500/yr median
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians — $37,460/yr median
- Highway Maintenance Workers — $37,450/yr median
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers — $37,440/yr median
- Light Truck Drivers — $37,230/yr median
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand — $36,500/yr median
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers — $36,230/yr median
- Psychiatric Technicians — $36,220/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers — $35,850/yr median
- Tellers — $35,830/yr median
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — $35,790/yr median
- Food Batchmakers — $35,360/yr median
- Helpers--Production Workers — $35,180/yr median
- Data Entry Keyers — $35,130/yr median
- Phlebotomists — $34,940/yr median
- Butchers and Meat Cutters — $34,940/yr median
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders — $34,850/yr median
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers — $34,810/yr median
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan — $34,780/yr median
- Social and Human Service Assistants — $34,670/yr median
- Recreation Workers — $34,660/yr median
- Medical Assistants — $34,580/yr median
- Packers and Packagers, Hand — $34,130/yr median
- Nursing Assistants — $34,120/yr median
- Printing Press Operators — $33,550/yr median
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists — $32,050/yr median
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — $31,900/yr median
- Sewing Machine Operators — $31,710/yr median
- Tire Repairers and Changers — $31,500/yr median
- Stockers and Order Fillers — $31,390/yr median
- Receptionists and Information Clerks — $31,310/yr median
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers — $31,250/yr median
- Parts Salespersons — $31,200/yr median
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians — $31,010/yr median
- Cooks, Restaurant — $30,790/yr median
- Retail Salespersons — $30,770/yr median
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs — $30,330/yr median
- Office Clerks, General — $30,100/yr median
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment — $29,780/yr median
- Residential Advisors — $29,640/yr median
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers — $29,630/yr median
- Animal Caretakers — $29,190/yr median
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — $28,610/yr median
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks — $28,490/yr median
- Counter and Rental Clerks — $28,430/yr median
- Coaches and Scouts — $28,420/yr median
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants — $28,410/yr median
- Dishwashers — $27,800/yr median
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — $27,630/yr median
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides — $27,600/yr median
- Cooks, Fast Food — $27,360/yr median
- Cashiers — $26,960/yr median
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term — $25,600/yr median
- Fast Food and Counter Workers — $25,520/yr median
- Legislators — $24,980/yr median
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop — $24,570/yr median
- Bartenders — $24,350/yr median
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria — $23,870/yr median
- Food Preparation Workers — $23,730/yr median
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers — $23,190/yr median
- Childcare Workers — $22,380/yr median
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants — $21,840/yr median
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — $21,750/yr median
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers — $21,650/yr median
- Waiters and Waitresses — $21,260/yr median
- Bus Drivers, School — $18,090/yr median
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.