High paying management jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tuscaloosa, 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 Tuscaloosa, AL run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Tuscaloosa, AL salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Tuscaloosa, AL · Employed

1Chief Executives$164,810
Bachelor's degree
$131,010 – $405,19040
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,070
Bachelor's degree
$98,230 – $196,910100
3Financial Managers$130,000
Bachelor's degree
$92,050 – $216,860240
4Facilities Managers$129,880
Bachelor's degree
$80,230 – $201,39050
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$126,270
Bachelor's degree
$80,120 – $196,760210
6Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$125,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,460 – $215,33050
7Industrial Production Managers$123,390
Bachelor's degree
$81,760 – $197,150240
8Purchasing Managers$114,960
Bachelor's degree
$75,090 – $164,32060
9Sales Managers$108,750
Bachelor's degree
$64,270 – $190,440120
10Human Resources Managers$105,020
Bachelor's degree
$67,230 – $175,42080
11General and Operations Managers$101,210
Bachelor's degree
$52,120 – $222,1601,210
12Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,380
Master's degree
$76,170 – $117,860160
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$99,590
Master's degree
$61,640 – $218,140480
14Marketing Managers$96,520
Bachelor's degree
$62,450 – $166,96060
15Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
Bachelor's degree
$62,990 – $166,350500
16Education Administrators, All Other$96,040
Bachelor's degree
$45,170 – $126,400130
17Construction Managers$92,770
Bachelor's degree
$63,110 – $166,380450
18Managers, All Other$87,750
Bachelor's degree
$36,270 – $150,920130
19Lodging Managers$80,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090 – $105,61040
20Social and Community Service Managers$71,250
Bachelor's degree
$48,130 – $114,060150
21Food Service Managers$62,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,260 – $100,660240
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,620 – $78,920320

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

#	Occupation	MedianTuscaloosa, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$164,810	$131,010 – $405,190	40
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,070	$98,230 – $196,910	100
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,000	$92,050 – $216,860	240
4	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,880	$80,230 – $201,390	50
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,270	$80,120 – $196,760	210
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,100	$66,460 – $215,330	50
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,390	$81,760 – $197,150	240
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,960	$75,090 – $164,320	60
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,750	$64,270 – $190,440	120
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,020	$67,230 – $175,420	80
11	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,210	$52,120 – $222,160	1,210
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,380	$76,170 – $117,860	160
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$99,590	$61,640 – $218,140	480
14	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,520	$62,450 – $166,960	60
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,110	$62,990 – $166,350	500
16	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,040	$45,170 – $126,400	130
17	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,770	$63,110 – $166,380	450
18	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$87,750	$36,270 – $150,920	130
19	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,240	$46,090 – $105,610	40
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$71,250	$48,130 – $114,060	150
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,130	$43,260 – $100,660	240
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,420	$31,620 – $78,920	320

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