Huntsville, AL

Across all occupations in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area, the median wage is $51,740 a year ($24.88 an hour) and the mean $71,090, May 2025. That median is +1% against the US median of $50,980 and +13% against Alabama's $45,670. BLS counts 266,650 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.

All occupations: Huntsville, AL vs Alabama and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Huntsville, AL area, Alabama and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Huntsville, AL	Hourly	$13.64	$17.40	$24.88	$43.18	$66.89	$34.18	266,650
Huntsville, AL	Annual	$28,370	$36,190	$51,740	$89,810	$139,120	$71,090	266,650
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.

388 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 Huntsville, AL

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$357,010	$171.64	430
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$213,590	$102.69	280
3	Chief Executives	$213,530	$102.66	100
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,750	$99.40	100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,380	$80.95	1,630
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Alabama	$164,060	$78.87	2,250
7	Optometrists	$161,170	$77.49	50
8	Financial Managers in Alabama	$158,620	$76.26	890
9	Engineers, All Other	$155,630	$74.82	3,110
10	Managers, All Other in Alabama	$153,920	$74.00	570
11	Physicists	$149,990	$72.11	180
12	Purchasing Managers	$146,970	$70.66	520
13	Computer Hardware Engineers	$142,670	$68.59	560
14	Physical Scientists, All Other	$142,650	$68.58	70
15	Public Relations Managers	$138,130	$66.41	50
16	Pharmacists	$136,840	$65.79	600
17	General and Operations Managers in Alabama	$136,340	$65.55	4,050
18	Industrial Production Managers	$136,240	$65.50	440
19	Marketing Managers	$134,990	$64.90	160
20	Sales Managers in Alabama	$134,690	$64.76	660

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 Huntsville, AL

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Alabama	7,570	28.38	3.14	$46,390
2	Software Developers in Alabama	7,030	26.36	2.43	$128,080
2	Retail Salespersons in Alabama	7,030	26.37	1.05	$33,120
4	Registered Nurses in Alabama	6,800	25.51	1.17	$77,090
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Alabama	5,330	19.99	1.10	$34,620
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Alabama	5,030	18.85	0.76	$27,180
7	Aerospace Engineers	4,880	18.30	42.03	$131,090
8	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Alabama	4,700	17.63	1.61	$46,090
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Alabama	4,370	16.38	0.86	$39,500
10	Cashiers in Alabama	4,320	16.22	0.82	$29,860
11	General and Operations Managers in Alabama	4,050	15.17	0.67	$136,340
12	Customer Service Representatives in Alabama	3,340	12.51	0.75	$38,400
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Alabama	3,290	12.35	0.85	$27,990
14	Engineers, All Other	3,110	11.67	11.77	$155,630
15	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Alabama	3,100	11.63	1.66	$124,950
16	Accountants and Auditors in Alabama	3,010	11.31	1.21	$79,220
17	Cooks, Fast Food in Alabama	2,950	11.07	2.68	$29,310
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Alabama	2,850	10.70	0.75	$33,600
19	Logisticians	2,780	10.43	6.46	$117,060
20	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	2,740	10.29	3.26	$94,990

Most concentrated occupations in Huntsville, 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	Aerospace Engineers	42.03	4,880	18.30	$131,090
2	Engineers, All Other	11.77	3,110	11.67	$155,630
3	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	10.49	180	0.68	$81,080
4	Materials Engineers	7.07	280	1.04	$120,720
5	Dental Laboratory Technicians	6.94	410	1.54	$43,580
6	Budget Analysts	6.47	520	1.96	$113,400
7	Logisticians	6.46	2,780	10.43	$117,060
8	Electrical Engineers	6.42	2,190	8.20	$130,330
9	Information Security Analysts	5.63	1,840	6.90	$130,330
10	Computer Network Architects	5.40	1,660	6.24	$132,410

Occupation groups in Huntsville, AL

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$131,530	$140,370	16,630	62.37	0.87
Architecture and Engineering	$120,720	$124,650	19,930	74.74	4.44
Computer and Mathematical	$111,970	$118,200	19,590	73.45	2.17
Business and Financial Operations	$98,780	$103,010	20,820	78.09	1.15
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$87,260	$99,710	2,210	8.29	0.88
Legal	$78,400	$104,440	1,400	5.24	0.62
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$70,290	$90,470	17,080	64.06	1.01
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$59,140	$65,560	2,460	9.21	0.70
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$57,940	$59,830	9,670	36.26	0.93
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,370	$53,240	11,010	41.29	0.71
Community and Social Service	$51,290	$55,700	2,010	7.53	0.44
Construction and Extraction	$49,020	$52,500	8,290	31.09	0.75
Production	$48,200	$50,650	25,350	95.07	1.73
Protective Service	$48,010	$55,140	4,750	17.80	0.73
Office and Administrative Support	$44,100	$46,980	23,050	86.45	0.76
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,920	$43,390	20,880	78.31	0.89
Sales and Related	$35,930	$48,270	21,160	79.37	0.92
Healthcare Support	$35,260	$36,010	8,040	30.15	0.59
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,140	$38,780	150	0.55	0.20
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,940	$36,860	6,200	23.24	0.79
Personal Care and Service	$29,600	$33,550	4,450	16.68	0.80
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,850	$30,890	21,530	80.76	0.92

Every occupation in Alabama, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 388 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 Huntsville, AL estimates (area 26620).

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 Huntsville, 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.