High paying management jobs in Alabama

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$166,420
Bachelor's degree
$101,670 – $317,400810
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Bachelor's degree
$106,100 – $236,2303,790
3Financial Managers$140,500
Bachelor's degree
$86,340 – $256,7507,200
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Bachelor's degree
$83,260 – $213,4607,670
5Managers, All Other$135,890
Bachelor's degree
$55,490 – $203,5301,970
6Purchasing Managers$130,710
Bachelor's degree
$77,990 – $188,1401,520
7Sales Managers$124,040
Bachelor's degree
$66,050 – $218,2704,670
8Industrial Production Managers$122,520
Bachelor's degree
$69,560 – $204,0503,620
9Facilities Managers$121,010
Bachelor's degree
$82,450 – $174,990940
10Marketing Managers$120,160
Bachelor's degree
$70,790 – $225,3001,540
11Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$118,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,710 – $198,9701,250
12Administrative Services Managers$114,550
Bachelor's degree
$46,690 – $207,300860
13Human Resources Managers$113,210
Bachelor's degree
$70,520 – $195,5702,160
14General and Operations Managers$111,790
Bachelor's degree
$55,160 – $243,60030,170
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,030
Master's degree
$62,570 – $211,3703,760
16Medical and Health Services Managers$97,790
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $159,45010,360
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,480
Master's degree
$76,150 – $123,0703,020
18Construction Managers$96,960
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $157,4608,560
19Social and Community Service Managers$72,310
Bachelor's degree
$46,010 – $121,0902,350
20Food Service Managers$63,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,770 – $97,4504,330
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,910 – $98,7403,510
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$41,780
Bachelor's degree
$27,290 – $77,530940

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$166,420	$101,670 – $317,400	810
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,350	$106,100 – $236,230	3,790
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,500	$86,340 – $256,750	7,200
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,670	$83,260 – $213,460	7,670
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$135,890	$55,490 – $203,530	1,970
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,710	$77,990 – $188,140	1,520
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,040	$66,050 – $218,270	4,670
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,520	$69,560 – $204,050	3,620
9	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,010	$82,450 – $174,990	940
10	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,160	$70,790 – $225,300	1,540
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$118,320	$63,710 – $198,970	1,250
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,550	$46,690 – $207,300	860
13	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,210	$70,520 – $195,570	2,160
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,790	$55,160 – $243,600	30,170
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$100,030	$62,570 – $211,370	3,760
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,790	$64,640 – $159,450	10,360
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$97,480	$76,150 – $123,070	3,020
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,960	$61,970 – $157,460	8,560
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$72,310	$46,010 – $121,090	2,350
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,010	$45,770 – $97,450	4,330
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,240	$39,910 – $98,740	3,510
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$41,780	$27,290 – $77,530	940

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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