Highest-paying business jobs in Auburn

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#11. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,470
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

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#10. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $51,570
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

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#9. Training and development specialists

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $54,400
- #388 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#8. Human resources specialists

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $58,270
- #361 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#7. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $59,460
- #324 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#6. Fundraisers

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $60,640
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

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#5. Cost estimators

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $64,410
- #300 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#4. Loan officers

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $65,680
- #401 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#3. Compliance officers

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $69,940
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#2. Accountants and auditors

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- #331 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#1. Management analysts

Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Annual mean salary: $82,910
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)