Gadsden, AL

Metro Area · BLS OEWS 2022

In Gadsden, AL, BLS OEWS tracks wages for 149 detailed occupations covering about 25,030 jobs. Across occupations, local pay runs 30.6% below the national median on average.

Highest-Paying Occupations (2022)

"vs National" compares this area's median for each occupation to the U.S. national median — a positive number means the area pays a premium for that role.

Highest-paying occupations in Gadsden, AL, BLS OEWS 2022.
Occupation Median Annual vs National Employment
Pharmacists $126,200 -7.2% 100
Financial Managers $99,970 -10.8% 50
Nurse Practitioners $97,640 -22.7% 110
Industrial Production Managers $93,590 -20% 30
Physical Therapists $92,180 -7.6% 80
Occupational Therapists $84,780 -12% 50
Lawyers $82,740 -43.2% 60
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $80,900 -21.2% 40
General and Operations Managers $80,710 -20.3% 540
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $80,430 -22.3% 90
Managers, All Other $78,550 -41.2% 40
Construction Managers $76,420 -27.1% 40
Medical and Health Services Managers $76,390 -31% 200
Industrial Engineers $72,220 -27.3% 40
Physical Therapist Assistants $66,840 +4.3% 100
Education Administrators, All Other $66,650 -24.7% 40
Speech-Language Pathologists $66,300 -25.7% 80
Compliance Officers $64,270 -15.1% 70
Mechanical Engineers $63,870 +45.4% 30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators $63,410 -33.5% 40
Sales Managers $63,300 -53.2% 50
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $60,150 -28.9% 30
Registered Nurses $59,840 -50.2% 1,120
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $59,750 -15% 40
Social and Community Service Managers $58,020 -24.7% 40

Largest Occupations by Employment (2022)

Largest occupations by employment in Gadsden, AL, BLS OEWS 2022.
Occupation Employment Median Annual
Registered Nurses 1,120 $59,840
Retail Salespersons 1,080 $23,240
Cashiers 1,080 $21,680
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 700 $35,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers 690 $20,850
Stockers and Order Fillers 680 $28,610
Waiters and Waitresses 590 $18,200
General and Operations Managers 540 $80,710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 540 $44,640
Nursing Assistants 530 $25,980
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 490 $54,700
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 490 $27,680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 440 $29,600
Cooks, Fast Food 430 $21,880
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 410 $36,210
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 410 $23,090
Receptionists and Information Clerks 400 $27,000
Office Clerks, General 400 $26,510
Medical Assistants 390 $28,650
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 340 $35,250
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 330 $54,390
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 330 $38,790
Cooks, Restaurant 320 $26,770
Food Preparation Workers 320 $21,040
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 310 $45,250
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