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Cashiers in Alabama

Considering a career as a Cashier in Alabama?

0.6% Jobs Projection

$19,560 Median Salary

13,530 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cashiers in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Cashiers in Alabama is growing slower than average.
Cashiers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cashiers Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 65,540 people working as Cashiers in the year 2018.

There were 69,760 Cashiers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 4,220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 52,660 Cashiers working in it, which means Alabama has more Cashiers than average.

Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Cashiers in this state are growing at a rate of 0.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.9%.

Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 13,530 annual job openings, and 72,910 total jobs in 2026 for Cashiers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 653,700 annual jobs and 3,524,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cashiers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Cashiers ranged from $16,500 to $25,350 with $19,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.93 to $12.19. The median hourly rate was $9.4.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $8.98 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.42.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Cashiers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cashiers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	16,430	$19,930
Huntsville, AL	6,220	$20,290
Montgomery, AL	5,060	$19,930
Mobile, AL	4,640	$19,220
Columbus, GA-AL	3,890	$19,740
Tuscaloosa, AL	3,750	$18,750
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	3,320	$21,630
Dothan, AL	2,410	$19,210
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	2,240	$19,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL	2,020	$19,140
Decatur, AL	1,670	$19,290
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	1,560	$18,360
Gadsden, AL	1,380	$18,700

Top States for Cashiers Employment

View the list below to see where most Cashiers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	420,430	$24,750
Texas	273,590	$21,410
Florida	242,900	$20,680
New York	197,490	$23,840
Pennsylvania	145,340	$19,990
Illinois	143,230	$22,100
North Carolina	126,460	$19,330
Virginia	123,290	$20,770
Ohio	121,600	$20,190
Georgia	120,320	$19,680
New Jersey	99,360	$21,670
Michigan	90,600	$21,650
Maryland	80,610	$22,180
Tennessee	76,290	$20,030
Massachusetts	75,960	$24,800
Missouri	75,060	$20,760
Louisiana	70,630	$18,940
Indiana	70,150	$20,140
Washington	67,720	$26,550
South Carolina	66,960	$19,340

Below are the states where Cashiers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$26,770
Alaska	$26,720
Washington	$26,550
Massachusetts	$24,800
California	$24,750
Oregon	$24,270
North Dakota	$24,130
Hawaii	$24,070
Vermont	$24,060
Connecticut	$23,900

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