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Highest-paying jobs in Florence

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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 Florence, the annual mean wage is $41,800 or 28.3% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $180,930. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

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#50. Diagnostic medical sonographers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,350
– #264 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $80,680
– Employment: 78,640
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,110)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($137,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,080)

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#49. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,900
– #122 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $58,000
– Employment: 64,170
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)

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#48. Human resources specialists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,050
– #332 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,720
– Employment: 740,830
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#47. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,060
– #148 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,130
– Employment: 105,440
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($116,850)
— Champaign-Urbana, IL ($97,110)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,200)

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#46. Postal service clerks

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,500
– #28 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $53,210
– Employment: 79,320
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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#45. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,800
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $60,350
– Employment: 172,830
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
— Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)

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#44. Registered nurses

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,890
– #378 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,300

National
– Annual mean salary: $82,750
– Employment: 3,047,530
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($151,640)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($146,360)

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#43. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,960
– #223 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,870
– Employment: 466,910
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

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#42. Training and development specialists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $57,040
– #262 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,200
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600

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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#40. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,710
– #197 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $69,070
– Employment: 101,450
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fort Collins, CO ($91,980)
— Bakersfield, CA ($90,780)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($88,600)

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#39. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $59,960
– #279 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $93,260
– Employment: 426,870
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($154,880)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,290)
— Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($121,180)

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#38. Food service managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $60,710
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,970
– Employment: 210,680
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

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#37. Cost estimators

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,140
– #326 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,740
– Employment: 208,950
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#36. Network and computer systems administrators

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,750
– #370 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#35. Physical therapist assistants

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,340
– #94 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $60,740
– Employment: 93,660
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($85,960)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($76,390)

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#34. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,360
– #314 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420

National
– Annual mean salary: $75,060
– Employment: 665,870
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

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

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,870
– #346 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270

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

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,340
– #254 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

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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#31. Loan officers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,790
– #324 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

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

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $64,490
– #341 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#28 (tie). First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $65,490
– #306 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#28 (tie). Accountants and auditors

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $65,490
– #357 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 420

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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#27. Compliance officers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,000
– #218 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $75,810
– Employment: 334,340
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#26. Public relations specialists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $68,240
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,250
– Employment: 242,710
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,920)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($102,720)
— Midland, MI ($90,820)

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#25. Social and community service managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $68,730
– #205 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $76,790
– Employment: 156,400
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
— Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

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#24. Occupational health and safety specialists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $69,380
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#23. Speech-language pathologists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,390
– #313 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $85,820
– Employment: 147,470
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,260)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,120)
— Salinas, CA ($107,160)

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#22. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,540
– #179 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#21. Industrial engineers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $77,930
– #324 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

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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#20. Software developers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $78,830
– #365 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#19. Management analysts

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $81,480
– #276 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#18. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $85,410
– #277 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

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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#17. Medical and health services managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $86,830
– #376 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

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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#16. Mechanical engineers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,080
– #172 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#15. Physical therapists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $88,130
– #232 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#14. Civil engineers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $89,430
– #152 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. Computer and information systems managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $97,380
– #362 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

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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#12. Construction managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $97,760
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

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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#11. Veterinarians

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $98,310
– #206 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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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#10. General and operations managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $98,560
– #232 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 890

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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#9. Electrical engineers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,070
– #128 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

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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#8. Nurse practitioners

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $101,550
– #341 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

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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#7. Sales managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $102,000
– #346 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

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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#6. Industrial production managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $106,340
– #252 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#5. Lawyers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $112,130
– #216 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

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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#4. Financial managers

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $113,370
– #323 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

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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#3. Pharmacists

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $124,040
– #153 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#2. Personal financial advisors

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $132,410
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

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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#1. Dentists, general

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
– Annual mean salary: $180,930
– #89 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $167,160
– Employment: 108,680
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Manchester, NH ($276,510)
— Salinas, CA ($234,410)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

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