Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, AL are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $231,320. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $202,570.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, AL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$231,320	$148,310	370
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,570	$172,250	80
3	General Dentists	$201,240	$108,790	130
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$180,170	$169,120	190
5	Chief Executives	$169,980	$107,590	70
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,400	$98,390	1,270
7	Other Physical Scientists	$145,040	$101,070	70
8	Sales Engineers	$140,260	$73,170	70
9	Lawyers	$137,940	$61,750	680
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,400	$80,470	1,650
11	All Other Managers	$134,850	$77,660	720
12	Engineers, All Other	$134,040	$82,260	3,180
13	Computer Network Architects	$133,620	$79,520	1,310
14	Financial Managers	$133,530	$79,830	640
15	Purchasing Managers	$131,000	$88,890	430
16	Pharmacists	$129,990	$78,350	570
17	Sales Managers	$129,320	$69,290	490
18	Marketing Managers	$127,320	$67,330	200
19	Operations Research Analysts	$127,150	$76,750	300
20	Aerospace Engineers	$127,150	$79,210	3,360
21	Computer Hardware Engineers	$127,150	$82,260	640
22	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$127,020	$80,390	1,040
23	Chemical Engineers	$124,390	$75,260	200
24	Database Architects	$124,180	$69,760	70
25	Industrial Production Managers	$124,150	$76,150	330
26	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$124,010	$84,300	130
27	Computer Systems Analysts	$123,520	$70,850	2,310
28	General and Operations Managers	$122,780	$52,730	4,500
29	Optometrists	$119,860	$65,670	70
30	Materials Engineers	$117,370	$76,700	300
31	Administrative Services Managers	$116,430	$78,800	60
32	Natural Sciences Managers	$111,530	$82,950	40
33	Information Security Analysts	$110,650	$63,220	1,490
34	Human Resources Managers	$109,880	$71,680	250
35	Software Developers	$108,310	$69,430	6,960
36	Other Business Operations Specialists	$106,930	$69,950	2,660
37	Management Analysts	$105,060	$65,540	1,900
38	Computer Programmers	$103,750	$51,180	420
39	Physicists	$103,630	$80,040	110
40	Commercial Pilots	$103,630	$52,480	160
41	Financial Analysts	$103,400	$62,630	520
42	Electrical Engineers	$103,280	$69,420	1,510
43	Budget Analysts	$103,110	$68,620	520
44	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$102,950	$65,610	700
45	Facilities Managers	$102,640	$77,540	90
46	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,520	$75,220	170
47	Logisticians	$102,390	$64,780	3,100
48	Public Relations Managers	$102,220	$61,150	40
49	Mechanical Engineers	$102,080	$68,620	1,990
50	Computer Occupations, All Other	$101,650	$49,880	760
51	Other Financial Specialists	$101,460	$68,620	150
52	Physical Therapists	$101,030	$60,290	230
53	Veterinarians	$100,990	$55,310	170
54	Physician Assistants	$100,230	$78,480	70
55	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$100,150	$61,010	110
56	Data Scientists	$99,910	$64,710	0
57	Environmental Engineers	$99,850	$57,560	110
58	Industrial Engineers	$99,770	$64,730	1,650
59	Nurse Practitioners	$97,620	$84,600	730
60	Project Management Specialists	$97,300	$58,740	320
61	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,660	$56,400	1,320
62	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$96,020	$62,410	150
63	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,970	$48,300	90
64	Air Traffic Controllers	$95,620	$82,330	50
65	Database Administrators	$95,400	$58,300	220
66	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$93,380	$74,160	370
67	Construction Managers	$92,410	$60,420	570
68	Civil Engineers	$86,900	$62,900	1,170
69	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$86,690	$48,770	60
70	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$86,470	$61,140	300
71	Urban and Regional Planners	$85,500	$40,480	30
72	Medical and Health Services Managers	$85,170	$61,080	810
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$84,990	$49,210	2,590
74	Other Education Administrators	$84,820	$58,250	190
75	Occupational Therapists	$83,770	$64,870	110
76	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,260	$48,690	200
77	Chemists	$82,030	$56,640	170
78	Chiropractors	$81,740	$44,990	60
79	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$80,630	$39,300	400
80	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$80,050	$49,470	170
81	Compliance Officers	$79,660	$45,480	270
82	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$79,170	$29,960	50
83	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$78,250	$60,740	160
84	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,680	$37,790	260
85	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$76,810	$45,110	420
86	Other Engineering Technicians	$76,300	$39,190	340
87	Technical Writers	$75,460	$50,130	340
88	Boilermakers	$74,460	$39,860	40
89	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$74,140	$52,490	110
90	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$74,030	$35,130	40
91	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$72,730	$38,870	30
92	Real Estate Brokers	$71,990	$42,330	40
93	Public Relations Specialists	$71,570	$36,610	280
94	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$71,420	$63,480	30
95	Accountants and Auditors	$70,910	$45,760	2,760
96	Editors	$69,940	$36,350	50
97	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$69,250	$44,590	100
98	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,250	$46,660	510
99	Real Estate Sales Agents	$68,600	$25,670	280
100	Training and Development Specialists	$68,490	$38,610	430

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,700
2	Chief Executives	$168,340
3	General Dentists	$168,010
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,440
5	Marketing Managers	$150,930
6	Other Physical Scientists	$142,540
7	Pharmacists	$133,180
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,160
9	Database Architects	$131,180
10	Purchasing Managers	$127,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$163,860
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$157,000
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,490
4	Marketing Managers	$147,720
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,570
6	General and Operations Managers	$133,710
7	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$130,000
8	Pharmacists	$127,660
9	Financial Managers	$127,590
10	Engineers, All Other	$127,380

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$156,430
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,110
3	Marketing Managers	$144,250
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,840
5	Pharmacists	$125,080
6	General and Operations Managers	$124,970
7	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$123,540
8	Financial Managers	$122,050
9	Industrial Production Managers	$118,750
10	Purchasing Managers	$117,710

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