High paying business and finance jobs in Alabama

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Alabama. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Alabama run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Alabama salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Alabama.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Alabama · Employed

1Management Analysts$108,040
Bachelor's degree
$63,400 – $193,3704,900
2Project Management Specialists$100,820
Bachelor's degree
$63,550 – $164,9103,190
3Business Operations Specialists, All Other$100,240
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $164,2806,990
4Budget Analysts$99,490
Bachelor's degree
$61,050 – $142,670870
5Logisticians$98,450
Bachelor's degree
$61,320 – $142,6705,190
6Financial and Investment Analysts$91,290
Bachelor's degree
$52,200 – $157,3203,410
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190 – $106,3704,040
8Personal Financial Advisors$77,990
Bachelor's degree
$42,150 – $342,0302,540
9Cost Estimators$74,990
Bachelor's degree
$42,400 – $118,1603,000
10Accountants and Auditors$74,880
Bachelor's degree
$50,240 – $123,17024,300
11Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,030
Bachelor's degree
$45,190 – $127,6208,960
12Compliance Officers$72,990
Bachelor's degree
$41,620 – $126,8703,770
13Loan Officers$66,710
Bachelor's degree
$42,090 – $155,6605,050
14Human Resources Specialists$64,940
Bachelor's degree
$41,890 – $112,88011,080
15Training and Development Specialists$64,490
Bachelor's degree
$39,690 – $114,0103,000
16Insurance Underwriters$62,220
Bachelor's degree
$43,540 – $129,6001,540
17Fundraisers$60,120
Bachelor's degree
$38,440 – $84,7401,120
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,530
Bachelor's degree
$36,100 – $114,0108,390
19Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$58,100
Bachelor's degree
$35,160 – $107,8101,300
20Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$57,710
Bachelor's degree
$51,390 – $98,1001,000
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,180
Bachelor's degree
$36,150 – $82,940980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlabama	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,040	$63,400 – $193,370	4,900
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,820	$63,550 – $164,910	3,190
3	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,240	$61,110 – $164,280	6,990
4	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,490	$61,050 – $142,670	870
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$98,450	$61,320 – $142,670	5,190
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,290	$52,200 – $157,320	3,410
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,710	$49,190 – $106,370	4,040
8	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$77,990	$42,150 – $342,030	2,540
9	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$74,990	$42,400 – $118,160	3,000
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$74,880	$50,240 – $123,170	24,300
11	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,030	$45,190 – $127,620	8,960
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$72,990	$41,620 – $126,870	3,770
13	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$66,710	$42,090 – $155,660	5,050
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,940	$41,890 – $112,880	11,080
15	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,490	$39,690 – $114,010	3,000
16	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$62,220	$43,540 – $129,600	1,540
17	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$60,120	$38,440 – $84,740	1,120
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,530	$36,100 – $114,010	8,390
19	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$58,100	$35,160 – $107,810	1,300
20	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$57,710	$51,390 – $98,100	1,000
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$52,180	$36,150 – $82,940	980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Alabama. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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