High paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montgomery, 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 Montgomery, AL run 10.3% below the national average (2024), so a Montgomery, AL salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Montgomery, AL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$285,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,990 – $396,110300
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,490
Bachelor's degree
$105,710 – $217,480160
3Chief Executives$155,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,160 – $417,11070
4Pharmacists$136,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,000 – $173,380430
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Bachelor's degree
$80,980 – $204,740570
6Financial Managers$131,570
Bachelor's degree
$81,220 – $214,400650
7Lawyers$125,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,390 – $214,820960
8Computer Network Architects$124,120
Bachelor's degree
$74,330 – $167,940230
9Purchasing Managers$121,250
Bachelor's degree
$76,320 – $164,260110
10Industrial Production Managers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $197,780190
11Managers, All Other$116,170
Bachelor's degree
$62,160 – $189,370370
12Information Security Analysts$113,270
Bachelor's degree
$59,710 – $168,870220
13Software Developers$110,620
Bachelor's degree
$67,340 – $169,300780
14Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
Bachelor's degree
$78,850 – $136,990740
15Administrative Services Managers$109,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,910 – $165,32060
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$108,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,100 – $171,86080
17General and Operations Managers$107,980
Bachelor's degree
$56,990 – $230,5902,230
18Power Plant Operators$107,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,440 – $125,07060
19Financial Examiners$105,180
Bachelor's degree
$65,720 – $168,46070
20Nurse Practitioners$105,050
Master's degree
$86,190 – $136,190330
21Electrical Engineers$104,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,630 – $166,980200
22Facilities Managers$102,800
Bachelor's degree
$74,330 – $151,53060
23Veterinarians$102,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,030 – $169,37090
24Human Resources Managers$102,650
Bachelor's degree
$70,600 – $171,840240
25Sales Managers$102,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,300 – $200,310280
26Physician Assistants$102,040
Master's degree
$96,550 – $145,10060
27Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$99,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,150 – $102,710140
28Education Administrators, Postsecondary$99,330
Master's degree
$61,850 – $162,120340
29Marketing Managers$99,040
Bachelor's degree
$69,530 – $178,880100
30Computer Programmers$97,710
Bachelor's degree
$55,360 – $125,290390
31Instructional Coordinators$97,710
Master's degree
$53,320 – $112,400350
32Civil Engineers$97,470
Bachelor's degree
$59,990 – $135,510520
33Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820
Bachelor's degree
$64,650 – $159,450740
34Physical Therapists$96,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,790 – $125,940170
35Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$96,280
Bachelor's degree
$62,700 – $153,35060
36Database Administrators$95,370
Bachelor's degree
$61,050 – $131,570490
37Environmental Engineers$95,370
Bachelor's degree
$61,050 – $120,540160
38Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$94,750
Master's degree
$66,590 – $106,890250
39Construction Managers$94,650
Bachelor's degree
$62,320 – $131,520660
40Mechanical Engineers$94,570
Bachelor's degree
$65,290 – $126,600330
41Computer Systems Analysts$94,540
Bachelor's degree
$62,270 – $148,250330
42Financial Specialists, All Other$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$65,170 – $118,160110
43Occupational Therapists$93,910
Master's degree
$59,540 – $117,16090
44Public Relations Managers$92,870
Bachelor's degree
$67,610 – $139,12080
45Commercial Pilots$91,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,600 – $116,17060
46Project Management Specialists$91,080
Bachelor's degree
$60,980 – $136,230130
47Business Operations Specialists, All Other$89,320
Bachelor's degree
$54,950 – $126,440730
48Management Analysts$88,610
Bachelor's degree
$56,620 – $158,760310
49Data Scientists$87,640
Bachelor's degree
$57,150 – $147,50080
50Personal Financial Advisors$85,890
Bachelor's degree
$41,330 – $459,870180

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontgomery, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$285,260	$99,990 – $396,110	300
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,490	$105,710 – $217,480	160
3	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$155,700	$62,160 – $417,110	70
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,620	$104,000 – $173,380	430
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,810	$80,980 – $204,740	570
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,570	$81,220 – $214,400	650
7	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$125,290	$71,390 – $214,820	960
8	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$124,120	$74,330 – $167,940	230
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,250	$76,320 – $164,260	110
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$68,750 – $197,780	190
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$116,170	$62,160 – $189,370	370
12	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$113,270	$59,710 – $168,870	220
13	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$110,620	$67,340 – $169,300	780
14	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,300	$78,850 – $136,990	740
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,240	$51,910 – $165,320	60
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,760	$58,100 – $171,860	80
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,980	$56,990 – $230,590	2,230
18	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,080	$62,440 – $125,070	60
19	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$105,180	$65,720 – $168,460	70
20	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$105,050	$86,190 – $136,190	330
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,990	$61,630 – $166,980	200
22	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,800	$74,330 – $151,530	60
23	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$102,700	$74,030 – $169,370	90
24	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,650	$70,600 – $171,840	240
25	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,630	$62,300 – $200,310	280
26	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$102,040	$96,550 – $145,100	60
27	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,800	$44,150 – $102,710	140
28	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$99,330	$61,850 – $162,120	340
29	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,040	$69,530 – $178,880	100
30	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$97,710	$55,360 – $125,290	390
31	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$97,710	$53,320 – $112,400	350
32	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,470	$59,990 – $135,510	520
33	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,820	$64,650 – $159,450	740
34	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,360	$73,790 – $125,940	170
35	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$96,280	$62,700 – $153,350	60
36	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$95,370	$61,050 – $131,570	490
37	Environmental EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,370	$61,050 – $120,540	160
38	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$94,750	$66,590 – $106,890	250
39	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,650	$62,320 – $131,520	660
40	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$94,570	$65,290 – $126,600	330
41	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,540	$62,270 – $148,250	330
42	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$94,520	$65,170 – $118,160	110
43	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,910	$59,540 – $117,160	90
44	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,870	$67,610 – $139,120	80
45	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$91,120	$76,600 – $116,170	60
46	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,080	$60,980 – $136,230	130
47	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,320	$54,950 – $126,440	730
48	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,610	$56,620 – $158,760	310
49	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$87,640	$57,150 – $147,500	80
50	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$85,890	$41,330 – $459,870	180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Montgomery, AL. 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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