SOC 11-3051 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Tuscaloosa, AL is $123,390. The 10th percentile is $81,760 and the 90th percentile is $197,150. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$123,390

10th percentile
$81,760
25th percentile
$85,700
Median
$123,390
75th percentile
$145,100
90th percentile
$197,150
Mean
$128,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Industrial Production Managers, the published 10th percentile is $81,760 and the 90th percentile is $197,150. The difference is $115,390, which is 93.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,700 to the 75th at $145,100, covers $59,400.

The mean annual wage is $128,860, which sits above the median of $123,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tuscaloosa, AL median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $126,060 for Industrial Production Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,660, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Alabama median of $122,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Production Managers at $140,660 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Production Managers. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 10th of 22 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Birmingham, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $113,270 and employment of 650. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,598, against $140,660 here.
  • Montgomery, AL is 96 miles away, with a median of $119,990 and employment of 190. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,795, against $140,660 here.
  • Decatur, AL is 104 miles away, with a median of $150,030 and employment of 240. That median is 21.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $172,029, against $140,660 here.

Employment share

Industrial Production Managers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Tuscaloosa, AL (240 of 108,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL · Industrial Production Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Industrial Production Managers make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in Tuscaloosa, AL is $123,390. The 10th percentile is $81,760 and the 90th percentile is $197,150. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Production Managers?

The local median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $126,060.

What is Industrial Production Managers pay in Tuscaloosa, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $123,390 is $140,660. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tuscaloosa, AL compare with nearby metros for Industrial Production Managers?

Birmingham, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 62 miles away, at $113,270. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 10th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.