SOC 23-1022 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators — Alabama
Alabama
The median wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Alabama is $76,810 per year, close to the national median of $75,530 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +4.3%
- Openings per year
- 300
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
9.1% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Alabama.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Alabama is $76,810 per year, close to the national median of $75,530 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $44,770 at the tenth percentile to more than $112,790 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $49,220 to $88,510.
The area has 40 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.0 of every thousand jobs. Among the 23 states with published data for this occupation, Alabama ranks 8th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 160th of 690 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $44,770 | −40.7% |
| 25th | $49,220 | −34.8% |
| Median (50th) | $76,810 | +1.7% |
| 75th | $88,510 | +17.2% |
| 90th | $112,790 | +49.3% |
| Mean | $76,280 | +1.0% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Alabama run 11.2% below the national average, so the median of $76,810 goes as far as $86,498 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 14.5% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$76,810as reported by BLSLocal price level
88.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$86,498US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $76,810 a year, 1.7% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $44,770 to $112,790 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 40 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 8th of 23 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Alabama?
The median annual wage is $76,810, or $36.93 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $75,530, so pay in Alabama is 1.7% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Alabama earns more than $112,790 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $44,770 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 40 jobs in this occupation in Alabama. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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