What is the median wage in Auburn-Opelika?

The median wage for all occupations in the Auburn-Opelika, AL area is $39,070 a year, compared with $45,670 a year for Alabama (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Auburn-Opelika?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, physicians, all other have the highest median wage at $293,630 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Auburn-Opelika, AL Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $39,070 a year; All occupations
Alabama median: $45,670 a year
Employment: 72,710; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 264

Pay range in Auburn-Opelika, AL

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $22,980Median: $39,07090%: $94,400

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Physicians, All Other	180	$293,630	$273,250
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	70	$144,800	$160,230
3	Pharmacists	210	$133,180	$123,300
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	180	$129,590	$137,270
5	Financial Managers	180	$129,580	$141,390
6	Information Security Analysts	70	$120,950	$110,700
7	Software Developers	290	$120,310	$117,680
8	Sales Managers	90	$116,000	$127,410
9	Industrial Production Managers	100	$110,980	$117,450
10	Human Resources Managers	70	$108,590	$121,850
11	Nurse Practitioners	180	$108,500	$111,130
12	Marketing Managers	60	$106,300	$118,420
13	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$103,580	$106,400
14	General and Operations Managers	920	$103,380	$128,350
15	Computer Network Architects	50	$102,380	$119,870

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,370	$24,600	$25,840
2	Retail Salespersons	2,300	$29,140	$32,430
3	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,000	$34,530	$35,270
4	Cashiers	1,820	$27,940	$27,210
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,660	$34,900	$38,730
6	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,570	$40,460	$42,010
7	Registered Nurses	1,430	$78,040	$84,890
8	Waiters and Waitresses	1,310	$26,470	$26,860
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,250	$33,090	$33,000
10	Cooks, Fast Food	1,220	$27,120	$27,010
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,090	$49,210	$54,540
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	$30,470	$32,920
13	Customer Service Representatives	960	$35,810	$38,620
14	General and Operations Managers	920	$103,380	$128,350
15	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	920	$36,470	$39,980

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

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Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	200	$20,900	$22,510
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	320	$21,050	$22,730
Cooks, Short Order	120	$21,860	$24,580
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	710	$23,300	$26,440
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$23,520	$24,890
Recreation Workers	170	$23,720	$29,250
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,370	$24,600	$25,840
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	130	$24,690	$21,520
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	640	$25,570	$25,260
Bartenders	400	$26,210	$30,910

Every occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (21)

Administrative Services Managers$108,110 a year
Architectural and Engineering Managers$144,800 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,590 a year
Construction Managers$100,140 a year
Education Administrators, All Other$93,520 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,870 a year
Education Administrators, PostsecondaryNot reported
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$45,450 a year
Financial Managers$129,580 a year
Food Service Managers$64,170 a year
General and Operations Managers$103,380 a year
Human Resources Managers$108,590 a year
Industrial Production Managers$110,980 a year
Lodging Managers$63,750 a year
Managers, All Other$75,100 a year
Marketing Managers$106,300 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$100,850 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,070 a year
Sales Managers$116,000 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$74,970 a year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,180 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (17)

Accountants and Auditors$72,570 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,790 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$59,010 a year
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$85,990 a year
Compliance Officers$64,270 a year
Cost Estimators$72,030 a year
Financial and Investment Analysts$85,100 a year
Fundraisers$62,510 a year
Human Resources Specialists$63,030 a year
Loan Officers$71,860 a year
Logisticians$81,490 a year
Management Analysts$93,700 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,650 a year
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,070 a year
Project Management Specialists$77,690 a year
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,330 a year
Training and Development Specialists$46,910 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)

Computer Network Architects$102,380 a year
Computer Systems Analysts$94,900 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$61,940 a year
Database Administrators$81,710 a year
Information Security Analysts$120,950 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$82,970 a year
Software Developers$120,310 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (8)

Architectural and Civil Drafters$50,950 a year
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$56,940 a year
Civil Engineers$99,590 a year
Electrical Engineers$109,100 a year
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,860 a year
Industrial Engineers$80,250 a year
Mechanical Engineers$100,230 a year
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$56,320 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (6)

Chemical Technicians$37,460 a year
Chemists$79,530 a year
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$82,140 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$78,190 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$60,570 a year
Soil and Plant Scientists$61,840 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (6)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$43,790 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,270 a year
Health Education Specialists$77,950 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$56,430 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$35,010 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,310 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$100,560 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$43,280 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (29)

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030 a year
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$71,290 a year
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,440 a year
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$98,130 a year
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,910 a year
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$83,460 a year
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,090 a year
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,380 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,970 a year
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,580 a year
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$64,410 a year
History Teachers, Postsecondary$82,570 a year
Instructional Coordinators$61,250 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,240 a year
Library Technicians$44,960 a year
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,080 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,850 a year
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$44,680 a year
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$82,750 a year
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,090 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,490 a year
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$98,250 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,250 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,090 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$24,690 a year
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,300 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,300 a year
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$22,600 a year
Tutors$29,900 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (6)

Audio and Video Technicians$79,810 a year
Coaches and Scouts$59,550 a year
Graphic Designers$53,120 a year
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,980 a year
Producers and Directors$69,170 a year
Public Relations Specialists$63,920 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (22)

Athletic Trainers$61,410 a year
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,270 a year
Dental Hygienists$60,490 a year
Dentists, GeneralNot reported
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$67,870 a year
Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,770 a year
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,210 a year
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$37,930 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,630 a year
Medical Records Specialists$49,310 a year
Nurse Practitioners$108,500 a year
Occupational Therapists$97,600 a year
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,220 a year
Pharmacists$133,180 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$39,490 a year
Physical Therapists$86,120 a year
Physicians, All Other$293,630 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,000 a year
Registered Nurses$78,040 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$74,150 a year
Veterinarians$101,060 a year
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,080 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (6)

Dental Assistants$38,550 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$25,570 a year
Massage Therapists$46,060 a year
Medical Assistants$35,450 a year
Nursing Assistants$35,530 a year
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,360 a year

Protective Service Occupations (7)

Correctional Officers and Jailers$45,170 a year
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$72,420 a year
Firefighters$44,400 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$62,810 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$77,960 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$60,230 a year
Security Guards$34,840 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)

Bartenders$26,210 a year
Chefs and Head Cooks$68,830 a year
Cooks, Fast Food$27,120 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$29,680 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$30,580 a year
Cooks, Short Order$21,860 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$20,900 a year
Dishwashers$28,160 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,600 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,470 a year
Food Preparation Workers$28,770 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$23,520 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$26,470 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,370 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,870 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,470 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,940 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,180 a year
Pest Control Workers$37,850 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (9)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$21,050 a year
Animal Caretakers$27,690 a year
Childcare Workers$22,640 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$38,490 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,510 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$41,740 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,980 a year
Recreation Workers$23,720 a year
Residential Advisors$31,790 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (11)

Cashiers$27,940 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$31,510 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$70,270 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,630 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$63,010 a year
Parts Salespersons$30,700 a year
Real Estate Sales AgentsNot reported
Retail Salespersons$29,140 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$51,720 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,120 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$49,850 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (28)

Billing and Posting Clerks$39,100 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,270 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$40,830 a year
Customer Service Representatives$35,810 a year
Data Entry Keyers$34,240 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,690 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,830 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,870 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,310 a year
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,730 a year
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,570 a year
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,580 a year
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$37,750 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$36,640 a year
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,880 a year
Library Assistants, Clerical$23,300 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,560 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,320 a year
Office Clerks, General$32,480 a year
Postal Service Clerks$58,470 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,000 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,120 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,600 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,460 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,530 a year
Tellers$36,410 a year
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$51,830 a year

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (3)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,620 a year
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$41,270 a year
Logging Equipment Operators$45,430 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (11)

Carpenters$47,610 a year
Construction and Building Inspectors$65,110 a year
Construction Laborers$36,110 a year
Electricians$53,860 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$63,020 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$40,260 a year
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$45,350 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,000 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$38,860 a year
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$36,380 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$51,570 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (14)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,990 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,250 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$47,900 a year
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,490 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$66,610 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,170 a year
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,940 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,380 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,600 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$39,710 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,570 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,620 a year
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,940 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$33,430 a year

Production Occupations (21)

Bakers$29,770 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,940 a year
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$42,050 a year
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,870 a year
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsNot reported
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,160 a year
Dental Laboratory Technicians$46,770 a year
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$30,480 a year
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,800 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$68,890 a year
Helpers--Production Workers$32,220 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$37,840 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,890 a year
Machinists$47,840 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,530 a year
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,540 a year
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$33,010 a year
Printing Press Operators$34,980 a year
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,060 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$54,590 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$42,520 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (11)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$28,580 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$32,680 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$57,870 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,210 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,160 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$33,090 a year
Light Truck Drivers$36,960 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$30,880 a year
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,620 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,520 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,900 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Auburn-Opelika?: The median wage for all occupations in the Auburn-Opelika, AL area is $39,070 a year, compared with $45,670 a year for Alabama (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Auburn-Opelika?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, physicians, all other have the highest median wage at $293,630 a year.

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