High paying management jobs in Birmingham, AL

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Birmingham, AL. 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 Birmingham, AL run 8.4% below the national average (2024), so a Birmingham, AL salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Birmingham, AL · Employed

1Chief Executives$167,080
Bachelor's degree
$64,930 – $317,330190
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Bachelor's degree
$107,440 – $265,380600
3Financial Managers$153,930
Bachelor's degree
$99,530 – $292,4902,700
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Bachelor's degree
$83,880 – $217,2902,230
5Managers, All Other$138,360
Bachelor's degree
$58,920 – $214,060300
6Marketing Managers$130,160
Bachelor's degree
$76,750 – $227,330660
7Administrative Services Managers$129,380
Bachelor's degree
$48,930 – $209,400280
8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$128,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,970 – $212,330290
9Human Resources Managers$127,080
Bachelor's degree
$77,180 – $215,000620
10General and Operations Managers$123,560
Bachelor's degree
$61,350 – $278,7807,950
11Sales Managers$119,740
Bachelor's degree
$59,400 – $212,4201,560
12Facilities Managers$114,750
Bachelor's degree
$84,230 – $185,390250
13Industrial Production Managers$113,270
Bachelor's degree
$64,630 – $194,060650
14Purchasing Managers$110,900
Bachelor's degree
$72,240 – $211,940300
15Construction Managers$102,170
Bachelor's degree
$63,340 – $162,9502,460
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,070
Master's degree
$64,030 – $172,360880
17Medical and Health Services Managers$100,500
Bachelor's degree
$67,060 – $172,4403,430
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,410
Master's degree
$79,720 – $129,590680
19Public Relations Managers$98,210
Bachelor's degree
$67,220 – $182,850250
20Social and Community Service Managers$74,450
Bachelor's degree
$47,540 – $125,680630
21Food Service Managers$65,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,270 – $93,7001,130
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,170 – $111,180960
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,470
Bachelor's degree
$26,730 – $79,460230

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

#	Occupation	MedianBirmingham, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$167,080	$64,930 – $317,330	190
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,670	$107,440 – $265,380	600
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,930	$99,530 – $292,490	2,700
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,230	$83,880 – $217,290	2,230
5	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$138,360	$58,920 – $214,060	300
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,160	$76,750 – $227,330	660
7	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,380	$48,930 – $209,400	280
8	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,740	$67,970 – $212,330	290
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,080	$77,180 – $215,000	620
10	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,560	$61,350 – $278,780	7,950
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,740	$59,400 – $212,420	1,560
12	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,750	$84,230 – $185,390	250
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,270	$64,630 – $194,060	650
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,900	$72,240 – $211,940	300
15	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,170	$63,340 – $162,950	2,460
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,070	$64,030 – $172,360	880
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,500	$67,060 – $172,440	3,430
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,410	$79,720 – $129,590	680
19	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,210	$67,220 – $182,850	250
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,450	$47,540 – $125,680	630
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,230	$48,270 – $93,700	1,130
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,930	$47,170 – $111,180	960
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$44,470	$26,730 – $79,460	230

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