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title: "Average Salary in Birmingham, AL"
description: "Mean $60,770, median $47,770 in the Birmingham metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $60,770, median $47,770 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 520,290 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $52,130.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $27,820 |
| 25th | $34,990 |
| 50th | $47,770 |
| 75th | $72,240 |
| 90th | $103,950 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 91.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 71.9 |
| Goods | 96.4 |
| Utilities | 83.8 |
| Other services | 96.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $222,120
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $213,120
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $181,670
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $172,470
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $171,790
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $170,830
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $165,900
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $160,950
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $152,670
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $151,720

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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