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Highest-paying jobs in Decatur

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Decatur, AL, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Decatur, the annual mean wage is $47,670 or 18.2% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $149,750. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#50. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,040
– #207 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 560

National
– Annual mean salary: $72,390
– Employment: 1,242,490
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
— Napa, CA ($92,620)

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#49. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,480
– #299 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $98,760
– Employment: 128,230
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

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#48. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,810
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 370

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,450
– Employment: 106,170
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Billings, MT ($88,420)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($71,340)

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#47. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $69,020
– #93 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $76,080
– Employment: 727,540
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#46. Accountants and auditors

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,360
– #282 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 430

National
– Annual mean salary: $83,980
– Employment: 1,318,550
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#45. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $72,100
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 740

National
– Annual mean salary: $67,330
– Employment: 629,420
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

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#44. Occupational health and safety specialists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $72,140
– #211 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $78,740
– Employment: 106,340
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($111,950)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($108,240)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,020)

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#43. Network and computer systems administrators

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,390
– #295 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $91,250
– Employment: 316,760
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

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#42. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,750
– #262 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $92,320
– Employment: 243,920
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

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#41. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $75,070
– #110 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $81,240
– Employment: 76,890
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($116,630)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,190)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,710)

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#40. Database administrators

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $76,720
– #166 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $96,550
– Employment: 85,870
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($123,540)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,430)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($120,280)

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#39. Loan officers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $76,740
– #164 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $80,570
– Employment: 340,170
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
— Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
— Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#38. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $77,290
– #67 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 380

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,590
– Employment: 526,240
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

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#37. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $78,410
– #130 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $79,060
– Employment: 123,940
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

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#36. Environmental engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $79,170
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $100,220
– Employment: 42,660
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,470)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($127,160)

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#35. Logisticians

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $79,840
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $79,230
– Employment: 189,320
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
— Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#34. Insurance sales agents

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,000
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

National
– Annual mean salary: $69,340
– Employment: 422,600
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

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#33. Lawyers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,360
– #371 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $148,030
– Employment: 681,010
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

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#32. Medical and health services managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,450
– #377 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,840
– Employment: 436,770
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

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#31. Computer systems analysts

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $87,140
– #209 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $102,210
– Employment: 505,150
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
— Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

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#30. Management analysts

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $87,360
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $100,530
– Employment: 768,450
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dothan, AL ($135,020)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#29. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,920
– #227 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $102,650
– Employment: 274,710
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

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#28. Occupational therapists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $90,960
– #87 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $89,470
– Employment: 127,830
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,190)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,210)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($113,190)

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#27. Physical therapists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $91,470
– #151 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $92,920
– Employment: 225,350
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,190)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,370)
— Midland, TX ($116,880)

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#26. Software developers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $92,030
– #270 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $120,990
– Employment: 1,364,180
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

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#25. Veterinarians

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $92,040
– #259 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $109,920
– Employment: 77,260
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

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#24. Training and development specialists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $94,650
– #3 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $67,620
– Employment: 336,030
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dothan, AL ($111,580)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
— Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#23. Nurse practitioners

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $95,170
– #372 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $118,040
– Employment: 234,690
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
— Napa, CA ($184,700)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

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#22. Construction managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $96,390
– #201 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

National
– Annual mean salary: $108,210
– Employment: 284,750
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
— Napa, CA ($145,430)

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#21. Mechanical engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $100,970
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290

National
– Annual mean salary: $97,000
– Employment: 278,240
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

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#20. Industrial engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,970
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

National
– Annual mean salary: $95,200
– Employment: 293,950
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
— Midland, TX ($129,440)
— Billings, MT ($126,170)

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#19. Chemists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $102,000
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $89,130
– Employment: 80,600
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($131,290)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($115,790)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($108,330)

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#18. Materials engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $102,380
– #32 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $101,950
– Employment: 21,530
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boulder, CO ($135,680)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,720)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($129,400)

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#17. Computer network architects

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $105,330
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $120,650
– Employment: 168,830
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
— Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

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#16. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $105,340
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $99,700
– Employment: 22,870
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($127,700)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,690)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($122,770)

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#15. Human resources managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $108,130
– #238 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $136,590
– Employment: 166,530
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

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#14. Civil engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $108,380
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $95,490
– Employment: 304,310
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)

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#13. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $112,260
– #35 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $105,580
– Employment: 144,640
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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#12. General and operations managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,250
– #97 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 980

National
– Annual mean salary: $115,250
– Employment: 2,984,920
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
— Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

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#11. Purchasing managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $114,360
– #138 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $134,590
– Employment: 69,310
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

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#10. Electrical engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $114,760
– #32 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $107,890
– Employment: 186,020
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)

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#9. Chemical engineers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $120,090
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $121,840
– Employment: 24,180
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($173,640)
— Anchorage, AK ($159,010)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($152,820)

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#8. Pharmacists

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $120,530
– #236 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $125,690
– Employment: 312,550
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

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#7. Computer and information systems managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $120,850
– #279 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $162,930
– Employment: 485,190
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

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#6. Personal financial advisors

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $126,550
– #60 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $119,960
– Employment: 263,030
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
— East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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#5. Financial managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $129,370
– #188 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $153,460
– Employment: 681,070
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

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#4. Sales managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $130,780
– #107 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $142,390
– Employment: 453,800
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
— Boulder, CO ($182,820)

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#3. Marketing managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $131,090
– #138 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $153,440
– Employment: 278,690
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

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#2. Industrial production managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $133,770
– #22 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

National
– Annual mean salary: $117,780
– Employment: 192,270
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
— Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

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#1. Architectural and engineering managers

Decatur, AL
– Annual mean salary: $149,750
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $158,970
– Employment: 187,100
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
— Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

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