Average Salary in Alabama
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Alabama. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$55,350Rank #46 of 51
- Median annual wage$43,830Rank #47 of 51
- Median household income$66,659ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity88.8US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$62,331Rank #42 at national prices
- Total employment2,091,480Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $55,350 is $11,520 (26.3 %) above the median of $43,830, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Alabama are about 11.2 % below the national average (RPP 88.8, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Alabama buys what $62,331 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Alabama is $66,659 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Alabama
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $139,470 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $130,660 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $129,100 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $117,380 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $108,600 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $107,880 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $106,090 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $104,270 |
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