High paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL run 15.2% below the national average (2024), so a Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL salary is worth about 1.18× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$188,760
Master's degree
$174,280 – $249,60050
2Chief Executives$164,770
Bachelor's degree
$127,280 – $228,66030
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,570
Bachelor's degree
$112,400 – $201,74050
4Dentists, General$153,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,010 – $376,81050
5Facilities Managers$140,000
Bachelor's degree
$79,170 – $166,82030
6Electrical Engineers$131,330
Bachelor's degree
$76,970 – $158,50050
7Pharmacists$130,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,670 – $154,760160
8Financial Managers$128,830
Bachelor's degree
$84,930 – $216,050150
9Physicians, All Other$125,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,090 – $423,840140
10Industrial Production Managers$120,490
Bachelor's degree
$64,490 – $208,270130
11Human Resources Managers$117,960
Bachelor's degree
$73,260 – $207,09030
12Software Developers$116,260
Bachelor's degree
$63,430 – $171,300130
13Computer and Information Systems Managers$109,970
Bachelor's degree
$74,770 – $209,99060
14Mechanical Engineers$108,510
Bachelor's degree
$66,100 – $152,11080
15Sales Managers$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$64,270 – $210,69080
16Nurse Practitioners$101,040
Master's degree
$83,010 – $125,830220
17Civil Engineers$100,300
Bachelor's degree
$60,930 – $152,090110
18Veterinarians$98,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,320 – $140,45030
19Lawyers$98,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,680 – $187,290110
20Industrial Engineers$98,550
Bachelor's degree
$64,720 – $141,950140
21Management Analysts$98,270
Bachelor's degree
$54,960 – $178,95030
22Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,940
Master's degree
$76,580 – $118,16090
23General and Operations Managers$97,600
Bachelor's degree
$51,010 – $206,930740
24Project Management Specialists$93,950
Bachelor's degree
$60,480 – $131,04080
25Managers, All Other$91,650
Bachelor's degree
$39,040 – $172,27030
26Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$90,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,970 – $96,400110
27Physical Therapists$84,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,340 – $126,20070
28Occupational Therapists$84,630
Master's degree
$78,760 – $109,84030
29Medical and Health Services Managers$84,610
Bachelor's degree
$61,070 – $129,860240
30Machinists$82,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $105,370160
31Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,120
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $139,26080
32Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $110,74040
33Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$81,350
Bachelor's degree
$66,940 – $131,83040
34Construction Managers$81,290
Bachelor's degree
$58,420 – $152,220250
35Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$44,880 – $139,73050
36Logisticians$76,640
Bachelor's degree
$45,280 – $136,38080
37Labor Relations Specialists$76,500
Bachelor's degree
$17,530 – $144,60040
38First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $115,17070
39Network and Computer Systems Administrators$73,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $100,99060
40Speech-Language Pathologists$72,870
Master's degree
$49,340 – $99,16040
41Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$72,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $87,03070
42Personal Financial Advisors$71,990
Bachelor's degree
$36,500 – $143,80050
43First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,390 – $108,260370
44Structural Iron and Steel Workers$69,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,570 – $79,90060
45Cost Estimators$69,200
Bachelor's degree
$38,190 – $102,46090
46Postal Service Clerks$68,620
No formal educational credential
$55,660 – $76,36030
47Tool and Die Makers$68,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,720 – $75,63050
48Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$68,030
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $86,48050
49Accountants and Auditors$67,600
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $107,260460
50Compliance Officers$66,620
Bachelor's degree
$41,430 – $120,95050

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$188,760	$174,280 – $249,600	50
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$164,770	$127,280 – $228,660	30
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,570	$112,400 – $201,740	50
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,870	$57,010 – $376,810	50
5	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,000	$79,170 – $166,820	30
6	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$131,330	$76,970 – $158,500	50
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,540	$78,670 – $154,760	160
8	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,830	$84,930 – $216,050	150
9	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$125,010	$60,090 – $423,840	140
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,490	$64,490 – $208,270	130
11	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,960	$73,260 – $207,090	30
12	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$116,260	$63,430 – $171,300	130
13	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,970	$74,770 – $209,990	60
14	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$108,510	$66,100 – $152,110	80
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,010	$64,270 – $210,690	80
16	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$101,040	$83,010 – $125,830	220
17	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,300	$60,930 – $152,090	110
18	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$98,990	$88,320 – $140,450	30
19	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$98,850	$51,680 – $187,290	110
20	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,550	$64,720 – $141,950	140
21	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,270	$54,960 – $178,950	30
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$97,940	$76,580 – $118,160	90
23	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,600	$51,010 – $206,930	740
24	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,950	$60,480 – $131,040	80
25	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,650	$39,040 – $172,270	30
26	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,000	$82,970 – $96,400	110
27	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$84,750	$74,340 – $126,200	70
28	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,630	$78,760 – $109,840	30
29	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$84,610	$61,070 – $129,860	240
30	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,690	$35,060 – $105,370	160
31	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,120	$47,490 – $139,260	80
32	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,700	$38,570 – $110,740	40
33	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$81,350	$66,940 – $131,830	40
34	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,290	$58,420 – $152,220	250
35	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,990	$44,880 – $139,730	50
36	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$76,640	$45,280 – $136,380	80
37	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,500	$17,530 – $144,600	40
38	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,050	$46,740 – $115,170	70
39	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$73,740	$48,450 – $100,990	60
40	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$72,870	$49,340 – $99,160	40
41	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,010	$40,410 – $87,030	70
42	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$71,990	$36,500 – $143,800	50
43	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,450	$44,390 – $108,260	370
44	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,530	$41,570 – $79,900	60
45	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$69,200	$38,190 – $102,460	90
46	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$68,620	$55,660 – $76,360	30
47	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,290	$47,720 – $75,630	50
48	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$68,030	$43,680 – $86,480	50
49	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$67,600	$47,640 – $107,260	460
50	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$66,620	$41,430 – $120,950	50

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