May 2025 OEWS · Alabama

Highest-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

All-occupations median

$44,950

10th percentile
$25,600
25th percentile
$31,240
Median
$44,950
75th percentile
$64,370
90th percentile
$97,960
Mean
$55,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 165,550.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 89.682, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Montgomery, AL with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other300$99,990$285,260$396,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers160$105,710$156,490$217,480
Chief Executives70$62,160$155,700$417,110
Pharmacists430$104,000$136,620$173,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers570$80,980$134,810$204,740
Computer Hardware Engineers40$70,890$134,190$165,710
Financial Managers650$81,220$131,570$214,400
Lawyers960$71,390$125,290$214,820
Computer Network Architects230$74,330$124,120$167,940
Purchasing Managers110$76,320$121,250$164,260
Industrial Production Managers190$68,750$119,990$197,780
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers50$70,710$119,430$207,480
Managers, All Other370$62,160$116,170$189,370
Information Security Analysts220$59,710$113,270$168,870
Software Developers780$67,340$110,620$169,300
Computer Occupations, All Other740$78,850$109,300$136,990
Administrative Services Managers60$51,910$109,240$165,320
Education Administrators, All OtherNot available$53,150$108,890$154,630
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers80$58,100$108,760$171,860
General and Operations Managers2,230$56,990$107,980$230,590
Power Plant Operators60$62,440$107,080$125,070
Financial Examiners70$65,720$105,180$168,460
Nurse Practitioners330$86,190$105,050$136,190
Electrical Engineers200$61,630$104,990$166,980
Facilities Managers60$74,330$102,800$151,530
Veterinarians90$74,030$102,700$169,370
Human Resources Managers240$70,600$102,650$171,840
Sales Managers280$62,300$102,630$200,310
Physician Assistants60$96,550$102,040$145,100
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers140$44,150$99,800$102,710
Education Administrators, Postsecondary340$61,850$99,330$162,120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary50$59,390$99,130$137,480
Marketing Managers100$69,530$99,040$178,880
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers50$55,940$97,750$157,050
Computer Programmers390$55,360$97,710$125,290
Instructional Coordinators350$53,320$97,710$112,400
Civil Engineers520$59,990$97,470$135,510
Medical and Health Services Managers740$64,650$96,820$159,450
Physical Therapists170$73,790$96,360$125,940
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer60$62,700$96,280$153,350

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Montgomery, AL by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators7,410$26,640$45,380$63,130
Retail Salespersons4,720$22,630$29,650$43,930
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive4,060$29,270$40,260$56,480
Registered Nurses3,990$55,180$79,570$121,850
Stockers and Order Fillers3,780$28,820$34,370$47,170
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,510$24,970$37,370$44,500
Cashiers3,450$21,740$28,330$34,940
Fast Food and Counter Workers3,170$20,860$22,960$31,060
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,540$37,340$54,860$81,280
Accountants and Auditors2,530$52,750$75,040$110,560
Customer Service Representatives2,500$29,890$36,960$52,870
Waiters and Waitresses2,300$16,550$26,360$35,400
General and Operations Managers2,230$56,990$107,980$230,590
Cooks, Fast Food2,130$22,640$27,650$33,360
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2,120$21,960$30,450$38,850
Nursing Assistants1,940$29,240$35,210$39,980
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,790$18,880$26,660$31,520
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1,750$28,160$45,480$74,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1,690$40,630$60,100$94,260
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1,560$40,970$59,610$72,690
Office Clerks, General1,560$22,800$33,050$46,660
Security Guards1,520$23,240$31,000$43,740
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,520$28,770$36,780$58,090
Food Preparation Workers1,470$20,820$27,420$35,990
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1,400$29,390$43,710$59,520

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Montgomery, AL?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Montgomery, AL is $44,950. Employment is 165,550.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Montgomery, AL?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $285,260, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Montgomery, AL.