SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Residential Advisors make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Montgomery, AL is $27,780. The 10th percentile is $20,990 and the 90th percentile is $35,800. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$27,780

10th percentile
$20,990
25th percentile
$22,780
Median
$27,780
75th percentile
$30,570
90th percentile
$35,800
Mean
$27,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $20,990 and the 90th percentile is $35,800. The difference is $14,810, which is 53.3% 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 $22,780 to the 75th at $30,570, covers $7,790.

The mean annual wage is $27,540, which sits below the median of $27,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Montgomery, AL median is 34.2% lower than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,976, which is 26.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Alabama median of $27,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $30,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Residential Advisors. Montgomery, AL ranks 12th of 17 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).).

  • Auburn-Opelika, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $31,790 and employment of 150. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,153, against $30,976 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $32,730 and employment of 530. That median is 17.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,714, against $30,976 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $38,010 and employment of 120. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,566, against $30,976 here.

Employment share

Residential Advisors accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Montgomery, AL (270 of 165,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.99 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 Montgomery, AL · Residential Advisors 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 Residential Advisors make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Montgomery, AL is $27,780. The 10th percentile is $20,990 and the 90th percentile is $35,800. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Residential Advisors?

The local median is 34.2% lower than the national median of $42,240.

What is Residential Advisors pay in Montgomery, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $27,780 is $30,976. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Montgomery, AL compare with nearby metros for Residential Advisors?

Auburn-Opelika, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $31,790. Montgomery, AL ranks 12th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.