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Average Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Workers Salary in Alabama

Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Workers in Alabama earn a median annual salary of $39,730, which is -19.1% compared to the national median. There are 130 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Alabama (state).

$39,730
Alabama median annual wage
$19/hour median
-19.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,140
130
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.42
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,370
25th
$33,040
Median
$39,730
75th
$51,810
90th
$67,480

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Alabama, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,729
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 84.6%
Rents: 61.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Virginia$60,940Compare350
Washington$60,030Compare850
Connecticut$59,930Compare220
California$59,100Compare2,700
Vermont$57,360Compare60
New Hampshire$56,710Compare130

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Alabama

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, Pathologists$238,0200.39
Dentists, All Other Specialists$229,8200.40
Orthodontists$222,0101.91
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$204,5700.30
Pediatricians, General$202,3300.57
Family Medicine Physicians$198,9300.26
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$181,490N/A
Nurse Anesthetists$179,1602.07

Alabama has salary data for 713 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, Pathologists.

Historical series

Trend for Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Workers in Alabama

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Workers are projected to change by -5.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.