Accountant salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hoover, Center Point, Dora, Vestavia Hills.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$75,000
Middle 50%$58.2k–$95.2k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $94,973
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,125 and $173,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,992
25th$58,183
50th (median)$75,000
75th$95,225
90th$126,905

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $64,106 (14 filings) FY2023: median $59,000 (10 filings) FY2026: median $88,953 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$64,106$55,000$103,50114
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––8
FY2023$59,000$58,000$73,37710
FY2024–––7
FY2025–––7
FY2026$88,953$76,920$95,73810

Cost of living

Birmingham's median Accountant salary of $75,000 is worth about $81,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Birmingham = 91.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $78,660 in May 2025 (7,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,000, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few4
Deloittetoo few2
North Alabama Fabricating Companytoo few2
Regions Banktoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.