Anniston-Oxford, AL

Across all occupations in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,680 a year ($20.52 an hour) and the mean $50,950, May 2025. That median is −16% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Alabama's $45,670. BLS counts 43,570 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Anniston-Oxford, AL vs Alabama and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Anniston-Oxford, AL area, Alabama and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Anniston-Oxford, AL	Hourly	$11.48	$14.32	$20.52	$29.56	$39.50	$24.50	43,570
Anniston-Oxford, AL	Annual	$23,870	$29,780	$42,680	$61,480	$82,170	$50,950	43,570
Alabama	Hourly	$12.54	$15.41	$21.96	$32.11	$48.68	$27.65	2,113,660
Alabama	Annual	$26,090	$32,050	$45,670	$66,790	$101,250	$57,500	2,113,660
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

185 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Alabama. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Anniston-Oxford, AL

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$149,360	$71.81	60
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,230	$68.38	40
3	Industrial Production Managers	$131,420	$63.18	90
4	Financial Managers in Alabama	$126,920	$61.02	70
5	Pharmacists	$126,760	$60.94	100
6	Sales Managers in Alabama	$117,810	$56.64	70
7	Lawyers in Alabama	$113,210	$54.43	60
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Alabama	$111,170	$53.45	50
9	Electrical Engineers	$102,450	$49.25	40
10	Nurse Practitioners	$101,220	$48.67	100
11	Software Developers in Alabama	$99,260	$47.72	90
12	Mechanical Engineers	$99,150	$47.67	60
13	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,840	$47.52	60
14	General and Operations Managers in Alabama	$98,540	$47.37	550
15	Physical Therapists	$98,520	$47.37	50
16	Physician Assistants	$98,130	$47.18	30
17	Civil Engineers	$97,290	$46.77	40
18	Management Analysts in Alabama	$92,500	$44.47	70
19	Education Administrators, All Other	$85,480	$41.10	**
20	Industrial Engineers	$85,200	$40.96	230

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Anniston-Oxford, AL

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Alabama	1,530	35.14	1.40	$29,400
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Alabama	1,450	33.17	3.67	$46,070
3	Cashiers in Alabama	1,290	29.59	1.49	$27,130
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama	1,080	24.87	1.00	$22,650
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Alabama	1,060	24.32	1.33	$29,810
6	Registered Nurses in Alabama	990	22.63	1.04	$72,730
7	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama	900	20.67	1.88	$39,800
8	Cooks, Fast Food in Alabama	820	18.91	4.59	$26,410
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Alabama	800	18.43	0.97	$38,710
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Alabama	680	15.50	1.17	$50,550
11	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Alabama	670	15.37	1.72	$61,200
12	Nursing Assistants in Alabama	660	15.09	1.62	$31,920
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Alabama	600	13.88	0.95	$24,640
14	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Alabama	590	13.44	1.86	$44,350
15	General and Operations Managers in Alabama	550	12.59	0.56	$98,540
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Alabama	520	11.89	0.84	$29,530
17	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	510	11.59	10.21	$61,480
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Alabama	470	10.80	1.37	$35,510
19	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	460	10.55	3.73	$60,640
19	Helpers--Production Workers	460	10.47	9.83	$29,340

Most concentrated occupations in Anniston-Oxford, AL

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	47.87	170	3.94	$50,420
2	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	10.21	510	11.59	$61,480
3	Helpers--Production Workers	9.83	460	10.47	$29,340
4	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.83	250	5.65	$35,220
5	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.69	110	2.45	$39,080
6	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.77	210	4.87	$50,410
7	Sewing Machine Operators	4.74	140	3.20	$31,890
8	Cooks, Fast Food in Alabama	4.59	820	18.91	$26,410
9	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.86	180	4.20	$55,440
10	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.73	460	10.55	$60,640

Occupation groups in Anniston-Oxford, AL

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$95,580	$111,300	1,840	42.13	0.59
Architecture and Engineering	$85,200	$91,320	660	15.13	0.90
Computer and Mathematical	$82,640	$87,230	420	9.67	0.29
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,670	$77,890	210	4.80	0.51
Business and Financial Operations	$71,700	$75,190	1,850	42.52	0.63
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$63,780	$79,910	2,950	67.65	1.07
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,240	$54,710	2,590	59.48	1.02
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,610	$58,350	2,830	64.91	1.66
Legal	$52,520	$75,090	170	3.80	0.45
Community and Social Service	$49,770	$53,040	580	13.28	0.77
Construction and Extraction	$48,380	$50,690	1,460	33.44	0.81
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,470	$59,450	320	7.26	0.55
Production	$46,070	$46,480	5,840	133.92	2.43
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$45,150	$47,030	80	1.79	0.64
Protective Service	$42,940	$45,070	1,060	24.36	1.00
Office and Administrative Support	$38,860	$42,570	4,310	98.97	0.87
Transportation and Material Moving	$36,530	$40,460	4,260	97.69	1.11
Healthcare Support	$31,920	$33,950	1,470	33.68	0.66
Sales and Related	$30,420	$40,390	4,440	102.00	1.18
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$29,200	$31,290	1,040	23.95	0.82
Personal Care and Service	$27,150	$30,080	630	14.44	0.69
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$26,410	$27,420	4,580	105.14	1.19

Every occupation in Alabama, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 185 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Anniston-Oxford, AL estimates (area 11500).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Anniston-Oxford, AL area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.