Cashiers Salary in Alabama

Cashiers in Alabama have a median of $28,250 a year, below the national $32,880 (−14%); the state ranks 46th of 51 states by median. That is 38% less than the median across all occupations in Alabama ($45,670). Among neighbouring states, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee pay more (up to $30,530 in Florida) and Mississippi pays less (down to $26,390 in Mississippi). Alabama employs 46,420 cashiers, 22.0 per 1,000 jobs, the 24th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.11 is close to the national share.

Alabama vs the United States, May 2025

Cashiers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Alabama and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
AlabamaHourly$10.24$10.91$13.58$14.89$16.80$13.3846,42021.961.11
Annual$21,300$22,690$28,250$30,970$34,950$27,830
United StatesHourly$11.79$13.81$15.81$17.47$19.43$15.953,089,410––
Annual$24,530$28,720$32,880$36,330$40,410$33,180
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $21,300$21,30025th25th: $22,690$22,690MedianMedian: $28,250$28,25075th75th: $30,970$30,97090th90th: $34,950$34,950US median
Alabama annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
46th of 51 states
Rank by employment
24th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.11
Jobs per 1,000
21.96

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Alabama's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Alabama

13 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Alabama publish a row for cashiers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Huntsville, AL$14.36$29,860$22,710$35,7404,32016.220.82
Birmingham, AL$14.09$29,310$22,400$36,14010,69020.551.03
Decatur, AL$13.89$28,880$21,410$35,6901,26020.561.03
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$13.65$28,380$21,380$35,3402,68030.711.55
Montgomery, AL$13.62$28,330$21,740$34,9403,45020.831.05
Mobile, AL$13.58$28,240$21,830$35,2903,71021.491.08
Tuscaloosa, AL$13.51$28,110$21,910$34,6402,66024.541.24
Auburn-Opelika, AL$13.43$27,940$20,580$33,8501,82025.061.26
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$13.13$27,310$20,120$33,9501,58028.111.41
Anniston-Oxford, AL$13.04$27,130$21,200$32,7201,29029.591.49
Dothan, AL$13.00$27,040$20,170$33,0901,63026.771.35
Columbus, GA-AL$12.97$26,980$21,250$31,8002,90024.891.25
Gadsden, AL$12.38$25,750$19,680$31,34091027.261.37
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$12.99$27,030$19,300$33,0703,90025.541.29
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$12.69$26,390$19,980$32,5701,86027.491.38
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$12.36$25,710$18,630$32,4401,76027.231.37
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$12.22$25,420$19,990$30,9202,23026.661.34

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Alabama$13.58$28,25046,4201.11
Florida$14.68$30,530201,3701.02
Georgia$13.98$29,07097,5401.00
Mississippi$12.69$26,39030,4901.32
Tennessee$13.74$28,59063,3500.97

See the national page for Cashiers (every state ranked) and the Alabama wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Alabama estimates.

  • 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.