Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $213,020. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $195,440.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$213,020	$81,870	100
2	General Dentists	$195,440	$97,790	40
3	Chief Executives	$154,420	$61,020	30
4	Pharmacists	$125,430	$87,250	150
5	Financial Managers	$114,090	$77,410	100
6	Industrial Production Managers	$107,020	$63,230	90
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,710	$62,690	40
8	Sales Managers	$104,790	$56,940	70
9	Power Plant Operators	$100,530	$91,370	30
10	Electrical Engineers	$99,770	$73,730	50
11	Nurse Practitioners	$96,700	$75,350	150
12	Construction Managers	$94,310	$57,510	250
13	Physical Therapists	$92,520	$56,720	50
14	Mechanical Engineers	$92,240	$59,230	60
15	Veterinarians	$90,690	$63,060	40
16	Lawyers	$90,150	$50,060	90
17	General and Operations Managers	$86,690	$42,070	970
18	Civil Engineers	$86,030	$59,270	100
19	Software Developers	$83,050	$46,180	60
20	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,650	$51,690	110
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,830	$64,340	130
22	Industrial Engineers	$80,130	$50,870	180
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$77,320	$50,930	250
24	Other Education Administrators	$74,690	$49,170	50
25	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,010	$39,270	40
26	Management Analysts	$73,980	$36,270	50
27	Other Business Operations Specialists	$72,820	$30,090	50
28	Speech-Language Pathologists	$66,140	$45,630	60
29	All Other Managers	$65,350	$41,070	50
30	Postal Service Clerks	$64,550	$39,770	40
31	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$63,860	$44,910	530
32	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$62,830	$43,150	70
33	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,190	$32,590	60
34	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,080	$36,310	530
35	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$60,810	$36,860	70
36	Cost Estimators	$60,490	$38,590	70
37	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$60,270	$36,190	310
38	Registered Nurses	$60,150	$47,500	1,390
39	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,120	$44,720	60
40	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$59,530	$48,160	60
41	Compliance Officers	$59,360	$35,720	50
42	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$58,610	$44,630	50
43	Accountants and Auditors	$58,430	$38,210	440
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$57,500	$38,330	50
45	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$57,450	$27,240	110
46	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,870	$45,060	720
47	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,770	$42,920	200
48	Food Service Managers	$56,540	$37,070	130
49	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,060	$43,970	590
50	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$56,060	$30,570	580
51	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$55,960	$34,370	140
52	Social and Community Service Managers	$55,950	$34,530	40
53	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$55,570	$29,330	60
54	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,530	$33,620	140
55	Public Relations Specialists	$54,700	$36,900	30
56	Healthcare Social Workers	$54,550	$36,150	60
57	Respiratory Therapists	$54,360	$39,860	90
58	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$54,100	$36,190	590
59	Tool and Die Makers	$53,580	$29,030	50
60	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$52,850	$39,640	180
61	Training and Development Specialists	$52,370	$35,210	40
62	Machinists	$52,160	$23,520	190
63	Human Resources Specialists	$51,480	$33,410	160
64	Dental Hygienists	$51,260	$38,440	140
65	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,100	$31,700	90
66	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$51,070	$37,290	70
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$51,070	$30,050	260
68	Instructional Coordinators	$50,560	$34,930	30
69	Loan Officers	$49,570	$34,950	210
70	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$49,490	$36,150	30
71	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,240	$29,700	300
72	Personal Financial Advisors	$48,990	$34,390	50
73	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$48,760	$32,330	420
74	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$48,000	$33,470	80
75	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$47,990	$29,110	110
76	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,620	$29,850	270
77	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$47,590	$38,300	50
78	Computer User Support Specialists	$47,470	$29,270	80
79	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$47,300	$31,480	40
80	Property, Real Estate Managers	$47,270	$34,190	60
81	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$46,150	$28,840	250
82	Radiologic Technologists	$46,090	$31,820	100
83	Surgical Technologists	$46,040	$29,470	60
84	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,040	$28,380	80
85	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$45,900	$30,930	90
86	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$45,810	$27,000	50
87	Electricians	$45,740	$30,470	610
88	Logging Equipment Operators	$45,580	$29,190	40
89	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$45,400	$35,550	30
90	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$45,350	$29,470	210
91	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,310	$37,250	70
92	Driver/Sales Workers	$44,630	$26,630	170
93	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$44,240	$24,390	40
94	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$44,010	$29,570	160
95	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$43,310	$34,110	120
96	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,110	$27,040	80
97	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$42,070	$31,900	50
98	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$41,030	$24,890	60
99	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$40,960	$28,040	110
100	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$40,890	$27,840	810

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$155,710
2	Pharmacists	$123,840
3	Electrical Engineers	$101,520
4	Industrial Production Managers	$98,900
5	Financial Managers	$98,310
6	Nurse Practitioners	$97,810
7	Personal Financial Advisors	$96,340
8	Veterinarians	$94,690
9	Sales Managers	$94,500
10	Construction Managers	$92,680

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$193,930
2	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$134,190
3	Pharmacists	$122,290
4	All Other Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists	$117,470
5	Electrical Engineers	$112,910
6	Industrial Production Managers	$107,950
7	Financial Managers	$102,900
8	Sales Managers	$101,580
9	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,130
10	Logisticians	$98,160

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,300
2	General Dentists	$177,140
3	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$139,920
4	Pharmacists	$117,980
5	Electrical Engineers	$112,180
6	All Other Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists	$110,520
7	Industrial Production Managers	$109,950
8	Labor Relations Specialists	$103,560
9	Construction Managers	$101,390
10	Sales Managers	$100,980

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