What is the median wage in Gadsden?

The median wage for all occupations in the Gadsden, AL area is $36,660 a year, compared with $45,670 a year for Alabama (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Gadsden?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, physicians, all other have the highest median wage at $207,450 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Gadsden, AL Wages

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

Median wage: $36,660 a year; All occupations
Alabama median: $45,670 a year
Employment: 33,220; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 154

Pay range in Gadsden, AL

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

10%: $22,690Median: $36,66090%: $78,300

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Physicians, All Other	60	$207,450	$226,560
2	Pharmacists	100	$129,090	$124,210
3	Financial Managers	70	$122,470	$135,830
4	Physical Therapists	100	$106,720	$102,340
5	Nurse Practitioners	130	$103,700	$104,880
6	Lawyers	70	$94,220	$99,390
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	60	$92,140	$90,150
8	General and Operations Managers	400	$91,470	$111,560
9	Occupational Therapists	80	$87,620	$94,960
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	260	$85,100	$95,740
11	Sales Managers	60	$80,950	$101,510
12	Speech-Language Pathologists	90	$80,070	$85,230
13	Registered Nurses	1,210	$77,810	$75,180
14	Construction Managers	70	$75,210	$87,250
15	Social and Community Service Managers	50	$73,920	$77,910

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Registered Nurses	1,210	$77,810	$75,180
2	Retail Salespersons	1,130	$28,300	$31,650
3	Cashiers	910	$25,750	$25,340
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	810	$22,770	$23,900
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	770	$31,270	$32,730
6	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	670	$38,860	$40,440
7	Cooks, Fast Food	630	$25,900	$25,690
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	620	$34,100	$34,230
9	Waiters and Waitresses	560	$24,030	$24,710
10	Nursing Assistants	540	$30,440	$32,280
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	540	$54,410	$55,100
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	530	$31,960	$32,590
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	460	$27,450	$27,300
14	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	460	$38,390	$45,340
15	Medical Assistants	450	$34,250	$34,020

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
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	100	$17,960	$19,910
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	70	$20,800	$20,940
Childcare Workers	60	$21,050	$22,040
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	190	$21,940	$23,140
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	190	$22,480	$25,270
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	130	$22,750	$24,010
Fast Food and Counter Workers	810	$22,770	$23,900
Bartenders	120	$23,700	$28,200
Waiters and Waitresses	560	$24,030	$24,710
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	110	$25,290	$27,670

Every occupation in Gadsden, AL

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (12)

Construction Managers$75,210 a year
Education Administrators, All Other$81,480 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$92,140 a year
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$74,990 a year
Financial Managers$122,470 a year
Food Service Managers$59,270 a year
General and Operations Managers$91,470 a year
Industrial Production Managers$115,430 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$85,100 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$47,130 a year
Sales Managers$80,950 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$73,920 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (9)

Accountants and Auditors$63,250 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$49,920 a year
Compliance Officers$69,990 a year
Cost Estimators$69,430 a year
Human Resources Specialists$55,720 a year
Loan Officers$54,360 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$48,670 a year
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$45,660 a year
Training and Development Specialists$47,640 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (2)

Computer User Support Specialists$47,360 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$66,910 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (3)

Civil Engineers$78,830 a year
Industrial Engineers$72,880 a year
Mechanical EngineersNot reported

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (1)

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$76,270 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (6)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,490 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,140 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$58,190 a year
Rehabilitation Counselors$37,550 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$29,800 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$41,690 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$94,220 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$37,980 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (8)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,380 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,890 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,330 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$25,290 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,960 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$28,140 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,340 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$21,940 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (1)

Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersNot reported

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (15)

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,130 a year
Dental Hygienists$55,840 a year
Family Medicine Physicians$226,450 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,040 a year
Medical Records Specialists$41,030 a year
Nurse Practitioners$103,700 a year
Occupational Therapists$87,620 a year
Pharmacists$129,090 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$36,800 a year
Physical Therapists$106,720 a year
Physicians, All Other$207,450 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$57,650 a year
Registered Nurses$77,810 a year
Respiratory Therapists$62,800 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$80,070 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (6)

Dental Assistants$35,690 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,450 a year
Medical Assistants$34,250 a year
Nursing Assistants$30,440 a year
Phlebotomists$37,500 a year
Physical Therapist Assistants$65,060 a year

Protective Service Occupations (3)

Firefighters$36,700 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,340 a year
Security Guards$30,040 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (11)

Bartenders$23,700 a year
Cooks, Fast Food$25,900 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$22,480 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$28,790 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$20,800 a year
Dishwashers$27,540 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,770 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$34,170 a year
Food Preparation Workers$26,050 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,750 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$24,030 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (4)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$37,540 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,730 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$29,460 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,910 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (5)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$17,960 a year
Animal Caretakers$23,590 a year
Childcare Workers$21,050 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,070 a year
Recreation Workers$25,370 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (9)

Cashiers$25,750 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$30,530 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$38,390 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$59,120 a year
Parts Salespersons$28,180 a year
Retail Salespersons$28,300 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$47,050 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,000 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$45,660 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (18)

Bill and Account Collectors$36,660 a year
Billing and Posting Clerks$36,700 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,810 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$34,620 a year
Customer Service Representatives$35,450 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,040 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$54,510 a year
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$26,320 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$33,130 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$36,770 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$34,670 a year
Office Clerks, General$28,330 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicators$38,050 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$29,450 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,860 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$35,730 a year
Tellers$35,150 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (7)

Carpenters$41,180 a year
Construction Laborers$32,900 a year
Electricians$44,490 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$57,610 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$38,350 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$36,910 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$47,350 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (8)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers$44,760 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$42,200 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$46,740 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$62,150 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,300 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,330 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,410 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$33,280 a year

Production Occupations (16)

Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,040 a year
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,360 a year
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$39,730 a year
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,420 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$61,460 a year
Food Processing Workers, All Other$35,140 a year
Helpers--Production Workers$34,720 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$36,700 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,520 a year
Machinists$48,370 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,100 a year
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,420 a year
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$36,650 a year
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$39,940 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$57,280 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$42,240 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (8)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,100 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$57,340 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,410 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$36,500 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,960 a year
Light Truck Drivers$34,600 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$29,190 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,270 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Gadsden?: The median wage for all occupations in the Gadsden, AL area is $36,660 a year, compared with $45,670 a year for Alabama (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Gadsden?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, physicians, all other have the highest median wage at $207,450 a year.

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