Question 1

What is the cost of living in Mobile, AL?

Accepted Answer

Mobile, AL's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 88.1, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 11.9% less than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,083/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Mobile, AL?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Mobile, AL, the average median wage is $101,654. The single highest-paying occupation here is Physicians, All Other at $375,250/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Mobile?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Mobile, AL are: 1) Physicians, All Other at $375,250; 2) Dentists, General at $207,010; 3) Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $176,620; 4) Chief Executives at $171,130; 5) Architectural and Engineering Managers at $164,020. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Mobile?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Mobile, AL is $1,083/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Mobile data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
31	Physician Assistants	Healthcare	$105K	$50.46/hr
32	Materials Engineers	Engineering	$105K	$50.29/hr
33	Electrical Engineers	Engineering	$104K	$50.18/hr
34	Nurse Practitioners	Healthcare	$103K	$49.75/hr
35	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	Engineering	$103K	$49.7/hr
36	Chemists	Science	$103K	$49.33/hr
37	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	Repair & Maintenance	$102K	$49.22/hr
38	Project Management Specialists	Business & Finance	$101K	$48.7/hr
39	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	Management	$101K	$48.61/hr
40	Management Analysts	Business & Finance	$101K	$48.53/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Mobile, AL

Highest paying careers in Mobile

Affordability snapshot: Mobile