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Rank 22 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Alabama, and what do they pay?

136 sign shops
employing 1,524 people in 2024, about 11.2 per shop, at an average of $56,039 a year. Alabama holds 1.8% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 5% below the median state.
Employees1,524rank 21 of 51 · +2.7% since 2023
Average pay$56,039rank 32 by pay · +1.9% since 2023
Total payroll$85.4M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 20230%0 more shops than 2023

Alabama against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
20Wisconsin
150
2,329$66,146
21Minnesota
147
2,119$64,525
22Alabama
136
1,524$56,039
23Oregon
134
1,175$67,179
24Louisiana
122
823$46,172

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Alabama

The shops counted here sell into cities that each permit signs under their own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. For the largest local market in these figures, PrinterFlo's summary of the sign rules in Huntsville sets out what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Alabama?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 136 sign manufacturing establishments in Alabama in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Alabama 22 of 51 states. Together they employed 1,524 people, about 11.2 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Alabama?

Average annual pay across Alabama's sign shops was $56,039 in 2024, 12% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Alabama, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.