Salaries in Decatur, AL metro area

Typical pay for 241 jobs in the Decatur, AL metro area. The median for all workers is $46,280 a year ($22.25 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$46,280

Median hourly

$22.25

Workers

61,240

vs U.S. median

-9%

Highest paying jobs in Decatur, AL

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$351,790	50
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,480	160
Industrial Production Manager	$150,030	240
Financial Manager	$142,940	150
Lawyer	$139,010	70
Aerospace Engineer	$138,460	100
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,870	130
Materials Engineer	$134,370	50
Sales Manager	$133,480	110
Pharmacist	$133,410	120
Computer Network Architect	$132,570	60
Purchasing Manager	$132,320	40
Information Security Analyst	$130,400	50
Environmental Engineer	$129,290	50
Facilities Manager	$128,880	40

Most common jobs in Decatur, AL

Job	Workers	Median salary
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,830	$43,120
Retail Salesperson	1,580	$31,550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,420	$59,390
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,280	$25,720
Cashier	1,260	$28,880
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,260	$43,900
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,200	$32,120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,140	$27,430
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,090	$36,160
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,080	$30,410
Registered Nurse	960	$68,320
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	950	$84,270
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	950	$76,990
Cooks, Fast Food	920	$28,480
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	870	$36,760

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Alabama.

All 241 jobs by category

Management Occupations (18)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (15)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (6)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (13)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (5)Community and Social Service Occupations (5)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (8)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (3)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (19)Healthcare Support Occupations (6)Protective Service Occupations (5)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (12)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (7)Sales and Related Occupations (9)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (25)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (14)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (16)Production Occupations (32)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (14)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,480	$79.56	160
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,870	$65.32	130
Construction Manager	$96,790	$46.54	290
Education Administrators, All Other	$99,900	$48.03	n/a
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$97,540	—	100
Facilities Manager	$128,880	$61.96	40
Financial Manager	$142,940	$68.72	150
Food Service Manager	$61,830	$29.72	120
General and Operations Managers	$117,380	$56.43	850
Human Resources Manager	$123,160	$59.21	50
Industrial Production Manager	$150,030	$72.13	240
Managers, All Other	$116,730	$56.12	50
Marketing Manager	$128,500	$61.78	40
Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,450	$43.97	210
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$51,080	$24.56	70
Purchasing Manager	$132,320	$63.62	40
Sales Manager	$133,480	$64.17	110
Social and Community Service Managers	$72,970	$35.08	60

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$72,030	$34.63	530
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$92,290	$44.37	80
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$67,710	$32.55	230
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,000	$37.02	30
Compliance Officer	$72,550	$34.88	80
Cost Estimator	$73,650	$35.41	110
Financial and Investment Analysts	$101,560	$48.83	40
Human Resources Specialist	$63,030	$30.30	260
Insurance Underwriter	$57,850	$27.81	n/a
Loan Officer	$69,800	$33.56	120
Logistician	$89,500	$43.03	120
Management Analyst	$101,500	$48.80	30
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,450	$27.14	180
Project Management Specialist	$106,140	$51.03	100
Training and Development Specialists	$93,230	$44.82	110

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Architect	$132,570	$63.74	60
Computer Systems Analyst	$99,740	$47.95	80
Computer User Support Specialist	$59,680	$28.69	100
Information Security Analyst	$130,400	$62.69	50
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,500	$38.22	120
Software Developer	$107,740	$51.80	160

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aerospace Engineer	$138,460	$66.57	100
Chemical Engineer	$109,160	$52.48	60
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$55,360	$26.62	50
Civil Engineer	$103,490	$49.75	180
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,310	$33.81	40
Electrical Engineer	$124,440	$59.83	160
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$60,220	$28.95	190
Environmental Engineer	$129,290	$62.16	50
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$125,940	$60.55	90
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,620	$28.18	80
Industrial Engineer	$106,230	$51.07	530
Materials Engineer	$134,370	$64.60	50
Mechanical Engineer	$115,750	$55.65	310

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Chemical Technician	$64,840	$31.17	140
Chemist	$109,110	$52.46	60
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$83,120	$39.96	40
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$78,420	$37.70	100
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$63,780	$30.66	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,980	$23.55	100
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$72,380	$34.80	80
Healthcare Social Worker	$55,310	$26.59	80
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,450	$17.53	120
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$49,360	$23.73	200

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$139,010	$66.83	70
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$42,510	$20.44	60

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,090	—	n/a
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$68,220	$32.80	50
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,950	—	360
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,350	—	420
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$59,650	—	50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,390	—	40
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$17,680	$8.50	310
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$23,210	—	310

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Graphic Designer	$46,170	$22.20	50
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,750	$19.11	90
Public Relations Specialist	$63,780	$30.66	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,530	$22.85	90
Dental Hygienist	$61,340	$29.49	80
Emergency Medical Technician	$36,030	$17.32	50
Family Medicine Physician	$118,450	$56.95	40
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$58,010	$27.89	210
Medical Records Specialist	$44,340	$21.32	50
Nurse Practitioner	$107,760	$51.81	120
Occupational Therapist	$97,460	$46.85	30
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$38,820	$18.66	40
Paramedic	$48,540	$23.34	60
Pharmacist	$133,410	$64.14	120
Pharmacy Technician	$43,420	$20.88	230
Physical Therapist	$97,600	$46.92	50
Physicians, All Other	$351,790	$169.13	50
Psychiatric Technician	$36,560	$17.58	180
Registered Nurse	$68,320	$32.85	960
Speech-Language Pathologist	$67,350	$32.38	60
Surgical Technologist	$46,060	$22.15	50
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$35,980	$17.30	60

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$40,440	$19.44	90
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,430	$13.19	1,140
Medical Assistant	$36,690	$17.64	250
Nursing Assistant	$36,280	$17.44	500
Phlebotomist	$35,720	$17.17	50
Physical Therapist Assistant	$62,810	$30.20	60

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$38,770	$18.64	170
Firefighter	$43,650	$20.99	180
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,140	$39.97	50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$57,120	$27.46	360
Security Guard	$38,500	$18.51	450

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$30,540	$14.68	100
Cooks, Fast Food	$28,480	$13.69	920
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$23,650	$11.37	220
Cooks, Restaurant	$32,410	$15.58	380
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$23,290	$11.20	50
Dishwasher	$29,620	$14.24	70
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,720	$12.37	1,280
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,310	$18.42	540
Food Preparation Worker	$28,180	$13.55	430
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$29,220	$14.05	60
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$26,630	$12.80	150
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,010	$12.99	670

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,750	$23.92	80
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,960	$24.98	50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,410	$14.62	1,080
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,420	$17.99	260
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,150	$13.54	200
Pest Control Worker	$38,760	$18.63	70

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Animal Caretaker	$28,650	$13.78	90
Childcare Worker	$22,170	$10.66	100
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$50,230	$24.15	70
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$28,430	$13.67	90
Recreation Worker	$29,380	$14.13	50
Residential Advisor	$30,240	$14.54	120
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$23,960	$11.52	30

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$28,880	$13.89	1,260
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,190	$16.92	210
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,040	$29.83	50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,090	$22.64	660
Parts Salesperson	$32,160	$15.46	150
Retail Salesperson	$31,550	$15.17	1,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,780	$23.93	260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,110	$34.19	620
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$48,430	$23.29	160

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$42,180	$20.28	80
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,120	$21.69	80
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,060	$22.14	580
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$39,360	$18.92	60
Customer Service Representative	$41,070	$19.74	710
Data Entry Keyer	$36,160	$17.38	40
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,310	$25.15	40
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$54,040	$25.98	60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,870	$32.63	60
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,720	$29.19	510
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$28,720	$13.81	80
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,210	$17.41	60
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,440	$18.48	50
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$38,620	$18.57	80
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,610	$18.08	370
Office Clerks, General	$29,930	$14.39	240
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,810	$22.51	40
Postal Service Clerk	$63,210	$30.39	30
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$59,010	$28.37	170
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,240	$27.52	140
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$36,200	$17.41	40
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$33,280	$16.00	250
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,900	$21.10	1,260
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,980	$21.63	360
Teller	$37,120	$17.85	210

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,570	$18.06	30

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Boilermaker	$64,060	$30.80	30
Carpenter	$50,950	$24.50	190
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$45,790	$22.02	60
Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,440	$28.10	40
Construction Laborer	$37,680	$18.11	690
Electrician	$63,930	$30.74	480
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,330	$35.74	500
Helpers--Electricians	$41,430	$19.92	100
Highway Maintenance Worker	$40,970	$19.70	40
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,470	$23.79	290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$59,920	$28.81	210
Roofer	$46,280	$22.25	30
Sheet Metal Worker	$46,940	$22.57	50
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$56,220	$27.03	70

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,360	$22.77	50
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,740	$21.99	290
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$52,250	$25.12	150
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$39,010	$18.76	30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,000	$29.81	n/a
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$94,690	$45.52	120
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$82,200	$39.52	460
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,750	$23.44	330
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,300	$17.93	40
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$76,990	$37.02	950
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$38,940	$18.72	50
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,520	$23.33	470
Millwright	$61,670	$29.65	60
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,200	$31.83	190
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$62,230	$29.92	120
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$62,670	$30.13	90

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,780	$17.68	50
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$82,170	$39.51	760
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,210	$21.74	190
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$58,270	$28.01	190
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,920	$28.81	30
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,350	$21.80	320
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$30,330	$14.58	360
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,150	$20.74	70
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$84,270	$40.51	950
Food Batchmaker	$43,340	$20.84	90
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,170	$17.39	240
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,240	$21.75	490
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,800	$14.33	50
Machinist	$58,240	$28.00	290
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,760	$17.67	870
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,500	$17.55	60
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$43,120	$20.73	1,830
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,160	$27.00	120
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,320	$21.31	220
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,810	$24.91	150
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$37,660	$18.11	190
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,050	$21.66	70
Power Plant Operator	$115,920	$55.73	30
Printing Press Operator	$39,580	$19.03	80
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$114,470	$55.03	70
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$44,360	$21.33	120
Sewing Machine Operator	$32,770	$15.76	n/a
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,040	$24.06	100
Tool and Die Makers	$60,410	$29.05	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,270	$28.01	90
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$56,990	$27.40	530
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,620	$23.38	70

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,880	$13.89	50
Bus Drivers, School	$17,720	$8.52	320
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,680	$18.11	290
Crane and Tower Operators	$45,640	$21.94	100
Driver/Sales Worker	$40,220	$19.34	110
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$62,270	$29.94	420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,390	$28.56	1,420
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,020	$21.16	490
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,160	$17.38	1,090
Light Truck Driver	$37,860	$18.20	260
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,000	$17.31	250
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$44,020	$21.16	80
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$31,920	$15.35	60
Stockers and Order Fillers	$32,120	$15.44	1,200