Mechanical Engineer salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Center Point, Pelham, Chelsea, Leeds, North Birmingham.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$93,688

Middle 50%$72.1k–$106.4k

vs. national median−13%comparison median $108,000

Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,649 and $148,500.

Birmingham's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $93,688 is worth about $102,200 at national average prices.

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

All Mechanical Engineers in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $98,810 in May 2025 (780 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,688, 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.

Employer	Median	Filings
Autocar	too few	2
Leadec	too few	2
Process Equipment	too few	2
voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.