Home / Wages / Gadsden Gadsden salaries The median worker in the Gadsden, AL metro area earned $35,220 a year in 2024, about $16.93 an hour. That ranks #384 of the 391 metro areas published here, 28.8% below the national median.
Alabama
Median pay $35,220 $16.93 per hour
Vs national -28.8% U.S. $49,500
Workers 33,060 wage and salary
Metro rank #384 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Gadsden pays 19.6% less than Alabama as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Cooks, Fast Food 4.1× 590 $22,410 Nursing Assistants 1.93× 580 $29,570 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.76× 660 $36,850 Registered Nurses 1.73× 1,210 $74,020 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1.69× 530 $31,580 Cashiers 1.43× 960 $23,300 Retail Salespersons 1.36× 1,100 $27,250 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.32× 590 $47,750 Stockers and Order Fillers 1.24× 740 $31,480 Waiters and Waitresses 1.14× 560 $21,460 Fast Food and Counter Workers 0.79× 640 $22,420 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 0.77× 500 $30,490
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Gadsden Occupation Median Hourly Employed General and Operations Managers $87,680 $42.16 440 Medical and Health Services Managers $79,260 $38.11 260 Registered Nurses $74,020 $35.59 1,210 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,230 $29.44 240 Accountants and Auditors $59,930 $28.81 270 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $58,610 $28.18 330 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,620 n/a 370 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $51,660 $24.84 240 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $51,490 $24.76 280 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $47,750 $22.96 590 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $47,730 $22.95 250 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $41,500 $19.95 300 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $40,570 $19.51 210 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $39,030 $18.77 250 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $38,900 $18.70 260 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $38,220 $18.38 460 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $37,220 $17.89 250 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $36,850 $17.72 660 Customer Service Representatives $36,360 $17.48 350 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $35,380 $17.01 210 Construction Laborers $34,730 $16.70 270 Light Truck Drivers $33,580 $16.14 260 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $33,090 $15.91 260 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $32,010 $15.39 450 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $31,580 $15.18 530 Stockers and Order Fillers $31,480 $15.14 740 Medical Assistants $31,200 $15.00 430 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $30,490 $14.66 500 Nursing Assistants $29,570 $14.21 580 Office Clerks, General $29,060 $13.97 250 Cooks, Restaurant $28,230 $13.57 360 Helpers--Production Workers $28,030 $13.47 260 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $27,310 $13.13 340 Retail Salespersons $27,250 $13.10 1,100 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $24,350 $11.71 420 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $24,320 $11.69 290 Recreation Workers $24,240 $11.65 200 Packers and Packagers, Hand $24,170 $11.62 270 Cashiers $23,300 $11.20 960 Food Preparation Workers $22,610 $10.87 330 Fast Food and Counter Workers $22,420 $10.78 640 Cooks, Fast Food $22,410 $10.78 590 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $21,860 $10.51 210 Waiters and Waitresses $21,460 $10.32 560
Where most people work Largest occupations in Gadsden by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Registered Nurses 1,210 $74,020 $35.59 Retail Salespersons 1,100 $27,250 $13.10 Cashiers 960 $23,300 $11.20 Stockers and Order Fillers 740 $31,480 $15.14 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 660 $36,850 $17.72 Fast Food and Counter Workers 640 $22,420 $10.78 Cooks, Fast Food 590 $22,410 $10.78 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 590 $47,750 $22.96 Nursing Assistants 580 $29,570 $14.21 Waiters and Waitresses 560 $21,460 $10.32 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 530 $31,580 $15.18 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 500 $30,490 $14.66 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 460 $38,220 $18.38 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 450 $32,010 $15.39 General and Operations Managers 440 $87,680 $42.16 Medical Assistants 430 $31,200 $15.00 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 420 $24,350 $11.71 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 370 $57,620 n/a Cooks, Restaurant 360 $28,230 $13.57 Customer Service Representatives 350 $36,360 $17.48
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Alabama metro areas Huntsville 260,190 workers $50,470 Birmingham 517,920 workers $46,330 Tuscaloosa 108,360 workers $45,440 Mobile 169,130 workers $44,600 Decatur 59,180 workers $44,470 Montgomery 163,140 workers $42,600 Gadsden pay: common questions What is the average salary in Gadsden? The median across all occupations is $35,220 , or $16.93 an hour, covering 33,060 wage and salary workers. The mean is $44,340, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Gadsden pay more than the rest of Alabama? No. The metro median of $35,220 is 19.6% below the Alabama median of $43,830. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Gadsden? General and Operations Managers ($87,680), Medical and Health Services Managers ($79,260), Registered Nurses ($74,020). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Gadsden unusually full of? Cooks, Fast Food, at 4.1× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.