Mobile, AL
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Alabama statewide data
$49,720
Median Annual Wage
+34% since 2014
$50,050
Alabama Median
-1% vs state
154,960
Total Workers
379
Occupations Tracked
Mobile, AL is a Metropolitan Area with 379 tracked occupations and an estimated 154,960 total workers. Wages grew an average of 32.2% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Architecture and Engineering Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $164,630 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $158,890 |
| Pharmacists | $132,690 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,530 |
| Optometrists | $130,580 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $129,900 |
| Financial Managers | $126,500 |
| Lawyers | $126,250 |
| Purchasing Managers | $124,210 |
| Facilities Managers | $122,500 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+32.2%
avg wage growth since 2014
+1.3%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators Protective Service Occupations |
+177.8%
$38,610 → $107,240
|
| Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+120.4%
$52,720 → $116,190
|
| Rehabilitation Counselors Community and Social Service Occupations |
+89.8%
$30,010 → $56,960
|
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+88.6%
$22,440 → $42,320
|
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+79.5%
$28,240 → $50,690
|
Most Jobs Added
| Education Administrators, All Other Management Occupations |
+400.0%
40 → 230
|
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+400.0%
170 → 920
|
| Cooks, Fast Food Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+400.0%
310 → 1,740
|
| Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+300.0%
50 → 230
|
| Instructional Coordinators Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+300.0%
30 → 120
|
Wage Declines
| Personal Financial Advisors Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-40.0%
$132,480 → $79,500
|
| Mechanical Drafters Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-26.7%
$61,550 → $45,100
|
| Loan Officers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-23.3%
$74,620 → $57,250
|
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-18.5%
$45,790 → $37,300
|
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
-18.1%
$59,860 → $49,010
|
Wage Trends in Mobile, AL
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $49,720 |
| 2023 | $48,070 |
| 2022 | $46,700 |
| 2021 | $47,000 |
| 2020 | $43,680 |
| 2019 | $42,770 |
| 2018 | $40,140 |
| 2017 | $40,390 |
| 2016 | $38,700 |
| 2015 | $37,310 |
| 2014 | $37,220 |