ALAvg COL: 834 cities tracked

Alabama Salary Guide
(2026)

Average salaries for 343+ job titles across 4 cities in Alabama. Data from BLS, O*NET, and H-1B employer filings.

Cities tracked
4
Avg COL index
83
State income tax
5%
Total population
814K

Top paying jobs in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Oral Surgeon$263K$376K$517K$658K+3.2%
Anesthesiologist$282K$367K$451K$545K+2.1%
Radiologist$273K$357K$442K$527K+2.2%
Surgeon$263K$357K$470K$611K+2.5%
SVP of Engineering$261K$340K$436K$554K+5.8%
Chief Product Officer (CPO)$238K$312K$405K$522K+5%
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)$228K$302K$394K$508K+6.5%
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)$228K$300K$389K$501K+5.5%
Chief Data Officer (CDO)$222K$291K$380K$492K+9.5%
VP of Engineering$214K$278K$354K$452K+6%

Cities in Alabama

Huntsville
COL 88 · 5% tax
Birmingham
COL 82 · 5% tax
Montgomery
COL 80 · 5% tax
Mobile
COL 82 · 5% tax

Accounting salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
SVP of Finance$196K$256K$331K$419K+3.2%
VP of Finance$154K$200K$256K$326K+3.5%
Director of Accounting$121K$157K$200K$252K+3%
Forensic Accountant$70K$95K$129K$163K+4.5%
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)$61K$82K$110K$144K+2.5%
Auditor$54K$73K$98K$130K+2.2%
Tax Accountant$51K$70K$93K$126K+2%
Staff Accountant$42K$56K$73K$91K+1.8%

Agriculture salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Director of Agricultural Operations$94K$126K$167K$218K+3%
Agricultural Economist$59K$81K$110K$148K+3.5%
Agricultural Engineer$62K$81K$107K$141K+4%
Precision Agriculture Specialist$55K$74K$100K$134K+12%
Food Scientist$53K$72K$97K$132K+5.5%
Agricultural Scientist$50K$69K$91K$117K+4%
Farm Manager$53K$69K$94K$129K+2.5%
Agronomist$50K$67K$91K$122K+4.5%

Architecture salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Director of Architecture$113K$148K$191K$248K+4%
Project Architect$74K$100K$132K$170K+4.5%
Architect$69K$91K$122K$160K+4%
BIM Manager$69K$91K$119K$153K+8.5%
Urban Designer$62K$84K$113K$148K+4.5%
Landscape Architect$55K$74K$100K$133K+4.2%
Interior Architect$52K$72K$97K$132K+3.8%

Banking salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Banking$160K$210K$270K$349K+2.8%
Director of Banking$126K$163K$210K$270K+2.5%
Wealth Manager$79K$112K$163K$233K+4.5%
Commercial Banker$67K$91K$126K$168K+2.5%
Investment Advisor$61K$89K$135K$196K+4%
Bank Branch Manager$54K$73K$95K$123K+1.5%
Loan Officer$48K$70K$101K$144K+2%

Business salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)$228K$302K$394K$508K+6.5%
SVP of Operations$182K$241K$314K$409K+3.5%
Chief Executive Officer$143K$216K$349K$570K+3.2%
Chief Operating Officer$133K$193K$294K$441K+3%
Director of Operations$99K$131K$170K$219K+3.8%
Management Consultant$74K$106K$149K$207K+4.2%
General Manager$69K$99K$140K$193K+2.8%
Supply Chain Manager$72K$99K$131K$167K+4.5%
Operations Manager$63K$90K$124K$166K+2.5%
Project Manager$66K$90K$121K$156K+3.7%
Business Analyst$57K$78K$103K$133K+3.8%
Content Strategist$51K$69K$92K$120K+5.2%
Executive Assistant$48K$63K$81K$103K+1.8%
SEO Specialist$44K$60K$81K$109K+5.8%
Event Planner$39K$51K$69K$92K+3.8%

Cannabis salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Cannabis$133K$179K$237K$313K+16%
Director of Cannabis Operations$87K$118K$154K$204K+18%
Cannabis Compliance Officer$51K$69K$92K$124K+20%
Cannabis Chemist$48K$66K$90K$121K+18.5%
Cultivation Manager$48K$66K$90K$121K+16%
Dispensary Manager$41K$57K$75K$99K+15%
Extraction Technician$35K$48K$63K$81K+18%
Budtender$26K$33K$42K$53K+14%

Construction salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Construction$152K$198K$257K$332K+4.8%
Director of Construction$110K$145K$187K$241K+5%
Construction Manager$73K$98K$129K$168K+4.5%
Construction Superintendent$73K$98K$129K$166K+5.5%
Construction Estimator$58K$79K$103K$133K+4.2%
Industrial Electrician$58K$77K$98K$126K+7.5%
Land Surveyor$54K$73K$95K$122K+3.8%
Pipefitter$51K$67K$86K$110K+4.5%
Electrician$49K$64K$82K$108K+6.2%
Ironworker$49K$64K$82K$108K+5%
Plumber$49K$64K$84K$110K+5.5%
Diesel Mechanic$45K$58K$75K$95K+4.8%
HVAC Technician$45K$58K$75K$95K+5.8%
Sheet Metal Worker$45K$58K$77K$101K+4.2%
Carpenter$39K$52K$69K$89K+4%
Welder$36K$47K$60K$77K+3.5%

Creative salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
UX Researcher$71K$97K$125K$160K+5.5%
Art Director$62K$86K$117K$154K+2.8%
Animator$45K$62K$85K$117K+4.5%
Fashion Designer$41K$59K$85K$125K+2.5%
Video Producer$41K$59K$82K$117K+4.2%
Copywriter$39K$54K$73K$99K+3.5%
Music Producer$33K$54K$91K$160K+3.5%
Graphic Designer$36K$50K$67K$88K+3%
Interior Designer$36K$50K$69K$93K+3.2%
Journalist$33K$45K$62K$88K+1.5%
Photographer$28K$40K$59K$86K+3%

Cybersecurity salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Cybersecurity$182K$233K$298K$382K+7.5%
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)$168K$224K$289K$373K+8.5%
Director of Cybersecurity$144K$182K$228K$284K+8%
Security Architect$130K$163K$200K$247K+9.2%
Cloud Security Engineer$116K$151K$186K$231K+12.5%
Security Engineer$107K$138K$172K$214K+10.2%
Threat Intelligence Analyst$82K$107K$138K$172K+9.5%
Digital Forensics Analyst$70K$91K$119K$151K+7.5%
SOC Analyst$54K$73K$95K$121K+8.8%

Dental salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Oral Surgeon$263K$376K$517K$658K+3.2%
Orthodontist$188K$263K$357K$470K+3.5%
Periodontist$169K$240K$329K$433K+3%
Dental Hygienist$58K$75K$92K$111K+7%
Dental Office Manager$42K$56K$73K$92K+4.5%
Dental Assistant$33K$41K$52K$64K+5.5%

Education salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
School Principal$76K$94K$115K$140K+2.2%
Education Administrator$66K$88K$112K$143K+2.5%
University Professor$60K$83K$120K$175K+2.1%
Instructional Designer$53K$70K$90K$115K+4.5%
Curriculum Developer$51K$66K$85K$109K+3.8%
Special Education Teacher$44K$60K$77K$100K+3.5%
K-12 Teacher$41K$57K$76K$97K+1.8%
Librarian$44K$57K$74K$92K+1.5%
School Counselor$44K$57K$74K$92K+3%
Academic Advisor$37K$48K$63K$79K+3%

Energy salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Oil & Gas Operations Manager$106K$142K$185K$238K+2%
Petroleum Engineer$106K$139K$181K$231K+1.5%
Reservoir Engineer$111K$139K$173K$216K+1.5%
Drilling Engineer$96K$125K$159K$197K+1%
Energy Trader$82K$120K$173K$288K+4%
Nuclear Engineer$91K$120K$152K$190K+2.2%
Petrochemical Engineer$91K$120K$156K$197K+2.5%
Pipeline Engineer$85K$111K$139K$173K+1.5%
HSE Manager (Health, Safety & Environment)$82K$108K$135K$163K+3.5%
Power Systems / Grid Engineer$82K$106K$133K$163K+4%
Wind Energy Project Manager$77K$104K$133K$162K+7%
Energy Engineer$75K$101K$133K$168K+6.5%
Solar Energy Project Manager$75K$101K$130K$159K+6%
Renewable Energy Engineer$72K$94K$120K$149K+8%
Power Plant Operator$69K$93K$115K$133K+0.5%
Electrical Power-Line Installer$60K$85K$106K$125K+3%
Energy Analyst$60K$82K$108K$139K+6%
Energy Efficiency Consultant$58K$79K$101K$125K+5%
Wind Turbine Technician$46K$58K$73K$94K+45%
Solar Installer$40K$50K$65K$85K+22%

Engineering salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Aerospace Engineer$86K$116K$151K$189K+3.8%
Chemical Engineer$76K$103K$133K$170K+2.5%
Electrical Engineer$74K$100K$130K$162K+3.1%
Controls Engineer$74K$99K$128K$160K+4%
Biomedical Engineer$69K$93K$122K$154K+5.2%
Materials Engineer$69K$93K$122K$154K+3%
Process Engineer$69K$93K$122K$154K+3.5%
Industrial Engineer$69K$92K$118K$151K+3.5%
Mechanical Engineer$69K$92K$118K$148K+2.8%
Manufacturing Engineer$67K$91K$116K$148K+3.2%
Environmental Engineer$65K$88K$114K$145K+4.2%
Structural Engineer$67K$88K$114K$145K+3.2%
Civil Engineer$65K$86K$113K$143K+3.4%
Geotechnical Engineer$65K$86K$113K$143K+3.5%
Quality Engineer$62K$84K$110K$141K+3%

Finance salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Chief Financial Officer$163K$233K$335K$485K+3.5%
Investment Banker$112K$168K$261K$419K+3.9%
Quantitative Analyst$116K$160K$214K$298K+6.2%
Hedge Fund Analyst$107K$154K$224K$354K+3.5%
Portfolio Manager$107K$151K$210K$298K+4.2%
Private Equity Analyst$102K$147K$210K$326K+4%
Financial Controller$98K$130K$170K$219K+3.2%
Venture Capital Analyst$89K$126K$172K$242K+5.5%
Tax Manager$89K$119K$154K$196K+3%
Actuary$89K$116K$151K$191K+5.5%
Compliance Officer$67K$91K$121K$160K+4.8%
Financial Advisor$54K$89K$138K$214K+3.8%
Financial Analyst$63K$89K$121K$168K+3.6%
Risk Analyst$63K$86K$114K$147K+4.5%
Budget Analyst$58K$76K$97K$121K+2.5%
Accountant$51K$73K$98K$130K+2.2%
Insurance Underwriter$54K$73K$95K$123K+2%
Mortgage Loan Officer$45K$67K$101K$151K+2.5%
Credit Analyst$48K$65K$86K$112K+2.8%
Bookkeeper$35K$45K$56K$71K+1%

Gaming salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Gaming$163K$219K$289K$382K+7%
Director of Game Development$119K$157K$203K$266K+7.5%
Game Monetization Manager$76K$104K$140K$184K+10.5%
Live Operations Manager$73K$98K$130K$170K+12%
Game Producer$67K$91K$123K$163K+5.5%
Game Designer$54K$76K$104K$142K+6.5%
Video Game Designer$54K$76K$104K$142K+6.5%
Esports Manager$42K$61K$86K$126K+18%

Government salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Public Health Official$66K$90K$117K$152K+4.5%
Government Budget Officer$61K$80K$103K$132K+2.5%
Military Officer$54K$80K$112K$152K+2%
Urban Planner$59K$78K$100K$127K+3.8%
Policy Analyst$57K$76K$100K$129K+3.5%
Police Officer$47K$64K$86K$112K+2.5%
Firefighter$41K$57K$76K$100K+2.8%
Social Worker$39K$54K$70K$90K+3.5%

Healthcare salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Anesthesiologist$282K$367K$451K$545K+2.1%
Radiologist$273K$357K$442K$527K+2.2%
Surgeon$263K$357K$470K$611K+2.5%
Medical Doctor$183K$233K$301K$395K+2.8%
Psychiatrist$183K$233K$291K$376K+3.8%
Dentist$139K$169K$212K$273K+2.5%
Optometrist$105K$130K$158K$197K+2.8%
Pharmacist$111K$124K$139K$155K+1.2%
Physician Assistant$102K$122K$146K$174K+4.8%
Nurse Practitioner$94K$114K$136K$165K+5.2%
Healthcare Administrator$68K$98K$132K$174K+4.1%
ICU Nurse$73K$92K$115K$141K+4%
Clinical Psychologist$68K$89K$118K$152K+3.5%
Physical Therapist$71K$89K$108K$132K+3.2%
Genetic Counselor$68K$85K$103K$127K+5.8%
Occupational Therapist$68K$85K$103K$124K+3.8%
Speech-Language Pathologist$64K$80K$99K$120K+4.2%
Registered Nurse$61K$77K$98K$122K+3.5%
Respiratory Therapist$55K$68K$85K$105K+3.8%
Registered Dietitian$49K$64K$81K$102K+3.5%
Surgical Technologist$42K$55K$68K$85K+3.5%
Medical Lab Technician$39K$53K$68K$85K+3.2%
Medical Coder$39K$52K$66K$83K+2.8%
Paramedic$36K$47K$61K$77K+3.2%

Hospitality salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Hotel Manager$46K$64K$87K$119K+3.2%
Executive Chef$46K$60K$81K$113K+3.8%
Sommelier$37K$51K$73K$102K+3.2%
Restaurant Manager$37K$50K$65K$87K+3.5%
Travel Agent$31K$41K$55K$75K+3%

Human Resources salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)$193K$256K$333K$430K+3%
VP of Human Resources$136K$179K$232K$299K+3.2%
Director of Human Resources$97K$127K$164K$210K+3.5%
Compensation & Benefits Manager$92K$120K$147K$179K+3%
People Operations Manager$81K$106K$131K$161K+5%
Learning & Development Manager$78K$103K$127K$156K+4%
Diversity & Inclusion Manager$75K$101K$124K$156K+3%
Talent Acquisition Manager$78K$101K$124K$152K+4%
Employee Relations Manager$75K$99K$121K$152K+3%
Organizational Development Consultant$74K$97K$121K$156K+4%
Human Resources Manager$69K$96K$129K$166K+2.9%
HR Business Partner (HRBP)$69K$90K$110K$138K+4%
Senior Recruiter$64K$83K$101K$129K+3.5%
HRIS Analyst$63K$81K$99K$124K+4.5%
Compensation Analyst$60K$78K$97K$120K+3.5%
Technical Recruiter$60K$78K$97K$124K+4%
Training & Development Specialist$51K$64K$81K$101K+4%
Benefits Administrator$48K$63K$75K$92K+2.5%
HR Generalist$51K$63K$75K$92K+3%
Recruiter$44K$60K$81K$110K+3.2%
HR Coordinator$40K$48K$57K$70K+2.5%

Insurance salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Insurance Operations$147K$191K$247K$317K+3.2%
Director of Insurance$110K$144K$186K$238K+3.5%
Risk Manager$76K$102K$135K$175K+4.5%
Insurance Underwriter$54K$73K$98K$129K+1.5%
Claims Adjuster$42K$58K$76K$98K+2%
Insurance Agent$35K$54K$82K$121K+2.5%

Legal salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Patent Attorney$124K$170K$227K$312K+4.2%
Corporate Lawyer$105K$160K$257K$412K+3.8%
Compliance Lawyer$92K$133K$181K$243K+5%
Judge$87K$124K$167K$220K+1.5%
Legal Operations Manager$87K$119K$156K$202K+6.5%
Attorney$71K$117K$191K$321K+3.5%
Paralegal$38K$51K$68K$87K+3.8%

Marketing salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
SVP of Marketing$198K$257K$336K$428K+4.8%
VP of Marketing$161K$210K$271K$349K+5%
Chief Marketing Officer$133K$193K$283K$423K+3.5%
Sr. Director of Marketing$136K$177K$228K$290K+5.2%
Director of Marketing$109K$143K$184K$237K+5.5%
Demand Generation Manager$83K$110K$138K$170K+6%
Product Marketing Manager$81K$109K$143K$182K+7.5%
Marketing Manager$72K$101K$140K$184K+3.3%
Marketing Operations Manager$75K$101K$127K$156K+6%
CRM / Lifecycle Marketing Manager$74K$97K$121K$149K+5%
Field Marketing Manager$69K$92K$118K$145K+4%
Brand Manager$66K$90K$121K$158K+3.5%
Growth Marketer$66K$90K$121K$156K+8.5%
Digital Marketing Manager$63K$87K$118K$154K+5.5%
Public Relations Manager$63K$87K$120K$158K+3%
Content Marketing Manager$64K$85K$109K$133K+4%
SEO Manager$60K$81K$103K$129K+4.5%
Influencer Marketing Manager$57K$78K$101K$129K+6%
Paid Media Manager$57K$78K$106K$136K+6.5%
Email Marketing Manager$53K$72K$97K$127K+5.5%
Marketing Analyst$48K$64K$87K$115K+6%
Social Media Manager$41K$55K$75K$101K+6.5%
Marketing Coordinator$41K$51K$63K$75K+3%

Media salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Media$128K$168K$220K$289K+3.5%
Director of Content$85K$114K$151K$197K+6.5%
Documentary Filmmaker$36K$56K$91K$151K+5.5%
Editor$39K$54K$76K$105K+0.5%
Podcast Producer$36K$54K$76K$108K+15%
News Anchor$33K$50K$85K$160K+-1.5%
Broadcast Journalist$33K$48K$71K$111K+-1%
Reporter$30K$41K$59K$85K+-2%

Mental Health salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Director of Mental Health Services$83K$111K$146K$188K+5%
Neuropsychologist$83K$111K$149K$197K+4.5%
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)$49K$64K$83K$108K+5.8%
Licensed Therapist (LMFT/LPC)$45K$58K$77K$102K+5.5%
Behavioral Therapist (ABA)$39K$55K$73K$96K+8.5%
Mental Health Counselor$39K$53K$70K$92K+5.2%
Substance Abuse Counselor$36K$47K$61K$80K+6.5%

Nonprofit salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Nonprofit Executive Director$57K$78K$109K$152K+3.2%
Fundraising Manager$48K$64K$87K$120K+3.8%
Grant Writer$44K$57K$74K$94K+3.5%
Case Manager$35K$46K$59K$75K+3.5%
Community Outreach Coordinator$35K$46K$60K$77K+3.8%

Real Estate salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Real Estate Broker$51K$87K$149K$253K+3.5%
Commercial Real Estate Analyst$57K$81K$110K$149K+4%
Real Estate Appraiser$48K$66K$90K$121K+2.8%
Property Manager$44K$60K$81K$109K+3.2%
Real Estate Agent$35K$57K$97K$166K+3.5%

Retail salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
E-Commerce Manager$54K$75K$101K$133K+7.5%
Retail Buyer$46K$63K$86K$114K+2.5%
Retail Store Manager$37K$51K$68K$92K+2%

Sales salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)$202K$276K$368K$552K+4%
SVP of Sales$198K$265K$348K$451K+4%
VP of Sales$152K$204K$271K$359K+4.2%
VP of Business Development$147K$193K$248K$313K+3.5%
Strategic Partnerships Director$120K$161K$202K$257K+4%
Business Development Director$115K$152K$193K$244K+4%
Director of Sales$109K$145K$193K$256K+4.5%
Enterprise Account Executive$92K$129K$175K$239K+5%
Regional Sales Manager$87K$115K$147K$184K+3%
Solutions Consultant (Pre-Sales)$87K$115K$143K$175K+5%
Sales Engineer$83K$110K$138K$170K+5%
Sales Operations Manager$81K$106K$133K$161K+5%
Partnerships Manager$75K$101K$129K$161K+5%
Sales Manager$66K$97K$140K$198K+3.5%
Business Development Manager$66K$94K$129K$177K+4.5%
Customer Success Manager$66K$90K$115K$143K+7%
Account Executive$51K$72K$103K$149K+3.8%
Account Manager$53K$69K$87K$110K+3%
Business Development Representative (BDR)$46K$57K$72K$90K+4%
Sales Representative$39K$57K$85K$127K+3.5%
Sales Development Representative (SDR)$44K$55K$69K$87K+4%
Inside Sales Representative$41K$53K$66K$83K+2.5%

Science salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Pharmaceutical Data Scientist$100K$136K$174K$218K+7.5%
Physicist$74K$107K$145K$191K+4%
Research Scientist$69K$94K$126K$167K+4.5%
Epidemiologist$65K$86K$113K$145K+4.5%
Biochemist$59K$84K$117K$155K+4.2%
Geologist$59K$84K$113K$148K+3.8%
Laboratory Manager$62K$84K$110K$141K+3.8%
Chemist$55K$76K$103K$136K+3.2%
Biologist$53K$74K$100K$134K+3.5%
Environmental Scientist$53K$73K$96K$126K+4.8%
Clinical Research Coordinator$46K$59K$76K$97K+5.5%

Sports & Fitness salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
VP of Sports Operations$133K$179K$244K$336K+4.5%
Sports Agent$41K$72K$133K$276K+5.5%
Fitness Director$48K$64K$87K$118K+6.5%
Sports Nutritionist$44K$60K$81K$109K+7%
Athletic Trainer$39K$51K$66K$85K+8%
Strength & Conditioning Coach$35K$51K$72K$106K+7.5%
Sports Coach$32K$46K$66K$99K+5%
Personal Trainer$29K$41K$60K$87K+10%

Supply Chain salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)$198K$262K$340K$437K+4%
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)$179K$244K$322K$441K+3%
VP of Supply Chain$152K$198K$256K$326K+4.2%
Director of Procurement$115K$152K$188K$234K+3.5%
Director of Supply Chain$109K$143K$184K$234K+4.5%
Strategic Sourcing Manager$90K$118K$145K$179K+4%
Category Manager (Procurement)$85K$110K$136K$170K+4%
Sourcing Manager$83K$109K$133K$166K+4%
Purchasing Manager$72K$99K$129K$164K+2.5%
Contract Manager (Procurement)$74K$97K$120K$149K+3%
Procurement Manager$72K$97K$127K$161K+4.2%
Transportation & Fleet Manager$70K$92K$115K$145K+3%
Logistics Manager$66K$90K$120K$154K+4.5%
Vendor Manager$69K$90K$112K$140K+4%
Distribution Center Manager$66K$87K$109K$136K+3%
Demand Planner$57K$75K$99K$127K+5.2%
Supply Planner$57K$74K$92K$115K+3.5%
Inventory Manager$55K$72K$88K$110K+2.5%
Supply Chain Analyst$53K$72K$94K$121K+5.8%
Procurement Specialist$51K$66K$83K$103K+3%
Warehouse Manager$51K$66K$87K$112K+3.8%
Logistics Analyst$51K$64K$81K$101K+4%
Purchasing Agent / Buyer$46K$60K$74K$92K+2%
Freight Broker$39K$57K$81K$115K+5.5%
Logistics Coordinator$39K$51K$66K$85K+3.5%

Technology salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
SVP of Engineering$261K$340K$436K$554K+5.8%
Chief Product Officer (CPO)$238K$312K$405K$522K+5%
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)$228K$300K$389K$501K+5.5%
Chief Data Officer (CDO)$222K$291K$380K$492K+9.5%
VP of Engineering$214K$278K$354K$452K+6%
VP of Product$196K$253K$326K$417K+5.2%
Sr. Director of Engineering$186K$240K$306K$389K+6.2%
VP of Data$182K$238K$309K$399K+8%
Director of Engineering$157K$200K$253K$321K+6.5%
Director of Product Management$151K$194K$247K$315K+5.5%
Director of Data$138K$179K$231K$296K+8.5%
AI Engineer$121K$163K$210K$270K+12%
Cloud Architect$121K$158K$200K$247K+6.8%
Machine Learning Engineer$116K$157K$200K$256K+8.4%
NLP Engineer$116K$157K$200K$253K+10.2%
Computer Vision Engineer$112K$151K$194K$247K+9.5%
Solutions Architect$112K$147K$186K$233K+5.8%
Information Security Manager$107K$142K$182K$228K+7.8%
Site Reliability Engineer$107K$142K$179K$222K+7%
Blockchain Developer$102K$140K$182K$233K+7.5%
Product Manager$102K$138K$177K$224K+3.8%
DevOps Engineer$98K$130K$166K$200K+6.2%
Data Scientist$93K$129K$163K$205K+5.1%
IT Manager$93K$126K$160K$200K+3.5%
Data Engineer$91K$123K$157K$196K+6.5%
Software Engineer$89K$121K$154K$196K+4.2%
Backend Developer$84K$116K$149K$186K+4.3%
Mobile Developer$84K$116K$151K$191K+5.2%
Full Stack Developer$82K$112K$144K$182K+4.6%
Salesforce Developer$84K$112K$144K$182K+5.5%
Penetration Tester$82K$110K$142K$182K+8.2%
Cybersecurity Analyst$79K$107K$138K$172K+7.3%
ERP Consultant$79K$107K$140K$177K+3.8%
Scrum Master$82K$107K$135K$168K+3.2%
Embedded Systems Engineer$79K$104K$132K$166K+3.8%
Frontend Developer$76K$104K$135K$172K+4.5%
Database Administrator$73K$98K$126K$158K+2.8%
Network Engineer$70K$93K$121K$154K+3%
UX Designer$67K$92K$121K$154K+3.1%
Game Developer$67K$91K$123K$160K+4.8%
QA Engineer$65K$89K$116K$147K+3%
Systems Administrator$58K$80K$104K$132K+2.2%
Data Analyst$56K$76K$101K$130K+4%
Technical Writer$54K$74K$95K$121K+2.5%
IT Support Specialist$39K$54K$71K$91K+2%

Transportation salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Airline Pilot$97K$148K$218K$305K+5.2%
Transportation Planner$57K$76K$100K$130K+4.2%
Fleet Manager$54K$72K$94K$122K+4%
Truck Driver (CDL)$39K$48K$63K$81K+4.8%

Veterinary salaries in Alabama

Job TitleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Veterinary Surgeon$132K$179K$240K$320K+5.5%
Veterinarian$83K$113K$155K$207K+5%
Zoo Veterinarian$71K$96K$130K$171K+4%
Veterinary Practice Manager$45K$61K$80K$102K+5%
Animal Behaviorist$42K$58K$80K$108K+4.5%
Veterinary Technician$30K$39K$51K$64K+6.5%

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Alabama Salary Overview (2026)

Alabama has 4 major metro areas tracked with a combined population of 814K. Average COL index: 83 vs US baseline of 100 — salaries go ~17% further than national average.

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All salary data from BLS OES, O*NET, and H-1B employer filings, adjusted for Alabama regional cost of living. Figures represent 2026 annual compensation in USD.