IT Manager salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hoover, Brimingham.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$156,882
Middle 50%$147k–$180.1k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $200,304
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,758 and $223,751.
PercentileSalary
10th$130,561
25th$147,019
50th (median)$156,882
75th$180,097
90th$212,514

Cost of living

Birmingham's median IT Manager salary of $156,882 is worth about $171,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $140,230 in May 2025 (2,230 employed). The H-1B median here is $156,882, 12% higher.

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
The University of Alabama at Birminghamtoo few2

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

By experience level

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.