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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Alabama, Huntsville has the highest average pay in its county ($77,051), followed by Madison and Meridianville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Alabama that we cover, the median is $58,301 and the average $59,264; the figure runs from $77,051 (Huntsville) to $45,590 (Eufaula). That is a spread of 1.7 times between the two ends.
The first five are Huntsville, Madison, Meridianville, Birmingham, Vestavia Hills. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | Madison County | $77,051 | 222,791 | $74,714 | $1,171 |
| 2 | Madison | Madison County | $77,051 | 60,106 | $134,655 | $1,453 |
| 3 | Meridianville (unincorporated) | Madison County | $77,051 | 11,150 | $97,434 | $1,348 |
| 4 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 198,173 | $46,051 | $1,107 |
| 5 | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 38,616 | $134,369 | $1,515 |
| 6 | Homewood | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 27,829 | $94,485 | $1,463 |
| 7 | Trussville | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 26,673 | $123,275 | $1,711 |
| 8 | Bessemer | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 25,400 | $39,613 | $961 |
| 9 | Mountain Brook | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 22,029 | $201,479 | $1,456 |
| 10 | Gardendale | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 16,534 | $82,192 | $1,299 |
| 11 | Hueytown | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 16,414 | $62,784 | $1,304 |
| 12 | Center Point | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 15,914 | $56,417 | $1,218 |
| 13 | Irondale | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 13,464 | $72,343 | $1,320 |
| 14 | McCalla (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 13,253 | $87,468 | $1,777 |
| 15 | Leeds | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 12,028 | $69,737 | $1,058 |
| 16 | Clay | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 10,273 | $81,920 | $2,240 |
| 17 | Forestdale (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 9,742 | $66,569 | $1,203 |
| 18 | Fairfield | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 9,728 | $48,456 | $1,008 |
| 19 | Pleasant Grove | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 9,442 | $70,317 | $1,400 |
| 20 | Fultondale | Jefferson County | $71,562 | 9,384 | $73,575 | $1,269 |
| 21 | Hoover | Shelby County | $66,772 | 92,642 | $109,253 | $1,457 |
| 22 | Alabaster | Shelby County | $66,772 | 33,917 | $91,357 | $1,372 |
| 23 | Pelham | Shelby County | $66,772 | 24,827 | $101,094 | $1,577 |
| 24 | Helena | Shelby County | $66,772 | 21,769 | $115,139 | $1,574 |
| 25 | Calera | Shelby County | $66,772 | 17,714 | $87,194 | $1,601 |
| 26 | Chelsea | Shelby County | $66,772 | 16,260 | $115,337 | $1,414 |
| 27 | Meadowbrook (unincorporated) | Shelby County | $66,772 | 9,117 | $141,862 | $1,365 |
| 28 | Ozark | Dale County | $64,321 | 14,327 | $48,944 | $694 |
| 29 | Athens | Limestone County | $62,717 | 29,002 | $69,922 | $899 |
| 30 | Mobile | Mobile County | $61,700 | 203,416 | $53,558 | $1,068 |
| 31 | Prichard | Mobile County | $61,700 | 18,961 | $36,588 | $922 |
| 32 | Tillmans Corner (unincorporated) | Mobile County | $61,700 | 17,677 | $60,837 | $908 |
| 33 | Saraland | Mobile County | $61,700 | 16,404 | $61,509 | $1,060 |
| 34 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | $61,610 | 197,494 | $56,811 | $1,089 |
| 35 | Pike Road | Montgomery County | $61,610 | 10,574 | $117,091 | $1,653 |
| 36 | Decatur | Morgan County | $59,944 | 57,361 | $61,563 | $896 |
| 37 | Hartselle | Morgan County | $59,944 | 15,847 | $76,290 | $804 |
| 38 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County | $59,535 | 111,038 | $51,464 | $1,055 |
| 39 | Northport | Tuscaloosa County | $59,535 | 31,218 | $80,913 | $982 |
| 40 | Talladega | Talladega County | $58,301 | 14,760 | $44,198 | $776 |
| 41 | Sylacauga | Talladega County | $58,301 | 12,309 | $50,017 | $773 |
| 42 | Muscle Shoals | Colbert County | $58,010 | 16,951 | $75,894 | $1,029 |
| 43 | Sheffield | Colbert County | $58,010 | 9,340 | $39,733 | $829 |
| 44 | Tuscumbia | Colbert County | $58,010 | 9,115 | $59,143 | $748 |
| 45 | Tuskegee | Macon County | $56,933 | 8,938 | $38,000 | $757 |
| 46 | Dothan | Houston County | $53,521 | 71,514 | $55,792 | $960 |
| 47 | Auburn | Lee County | $53,394 | 80,594 | $63,668 | $1,098 |
| 48 | Opelika | Lee County | $53,394 | 32,820 | $65,004 | $950 |
| 49 | Valley | Chambers County | $52,152 | 10,277 | $51,661 | $1,016 |
| 50 | Cullman | Cullman County | $51,811 | 19,319 | $61,224 | $925 |
| 51 | Troy | Pike County | $51,656 | 17,716 | $50,717 | $922 |
| 52 | Pell City | Saint Clair County | $51,425 | 13,587 | $68,638 | $1,099 |
| 53 | Moody | Saint Clair County | $51,425 | 13,488 | $86,627 | $1,553 |
| 54 | Oxford | Calhoun County | $51,354 | 22,063 | $74,268 | $925 |
| 55 | Anniston | Calhoun County | $51,354 | 21,271 | $46,668 | $799 |
| 56 | Jacksonville | Calhoun County | $51,354 | 14,437 | $51,814 | $820 |
| 57 | Saks (unincorporated) | Calhoun County | $51,354 | 10,681 | $49,753 | $898 |
| 58 | Daphne | Baldwin County | $51,157 | 29,453 | $87,250 | $1,388 |
| 59 | Fairhope | Baldwin County | $51,157 | 24,190 | $94,274 | $1,689 |
| 60 | Foley | Baldwin County | $51,157 | 24,026 | $66,336 | $1,242 |
| 61 | Gulf Shores | Baldwin County | $51,157 | 16,401 | $78,188 | $1,483 |
| 62 | Spanish Fort | Baldwin County | $51,157 | 10,662 | $99,346 | $1,390 |
| 63 | Prattville | Autauga County | $50,826 | 39,482 | $81,337 | $1,313 |
| 64 | Fort Payne | DeKalb County | $50,391 | 14,927 | $47,479 | $679 |
| 65 | Selma | Dallas County | $49,753 | 17,057 | $33,197 | $713 |
| 66 | Scottsboro | Jackson County | $49,421 | 15,712 | $53,929 | $830 |
| 67 | Jasper | Walker County | $48,692 | 14,442 | $66,238 | $721 |
| 68 | Russellville | Franklin County | $48,266 | 10,799 | $58,231 | $685 |
| 69 | Albertville | Marshall County | $48,206 | 22,813 | $56,099 | $872 |
| 70 | Boaz | Marshall County | $48,206 | 10,814 | $49,846 | $663 |
| 71 | Millbrook | Elmore County | $48,014 | 17,189 | $70,313 | $1,111 |
| 72 | Clanton | Chilton County | $47,595 | 8,958 | $47,520 | $869 |
| 73 | Phenix City | Russell County | $47,497 | 38,499 | $50,053 | $967 |
| 74 | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | $47,093 | 14,606 | $47,022 | $721 |
| 75 | Florence | Lauderdale County | $46,767 | 41,701 | $52,174 | $820 |
| 76 | Gadsden | Etowah County | $46,564 | 33,374 | $40,345 | $808 |
| 77 | Rainbow City | Etowah County | $46,564 | 10,284 | $56,398 | $1,048 |
| 78 | Southside | Etowah County | $46,564 | 9,483 | $76,487 | $1,184 |
| 79 | Enterprise | Coffee County | $46,411 | 29,505 | $73,125 | $1,098 |
| 80 | Eufaula | Barbour County | $45,590 | 12,584 | $47,392 | $698 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Huntsville, with $77,051 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Alabama by population.