Medical School Professor salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 80 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$218,889
Middle 50%$129.5k–$323.7k
vs. national median+56%comparison median $140,000
Filings80FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,646 and $506,257.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,192
25th$129,496
50th (median)$218,889
75th$323,742
90th$396,317

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $225k $290k FY2020: median $198,796 (98 filings) FY2021: median $239,337 (110 filings) FY2022: median $180,000 (61 filings) FY2023: median $229,788 (54 filings) FY2024: median $246,002 (62 filings) FY2025: median $195,000 (37 filings) FY2026: median $275,018 (43 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 98 filings FY20 FY2021: 110 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 54 filings FY23 FY2024: 62 filings FY24 FY2025: 37 filings FY25 FY2026: 43 filings FY26 110
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$198,796$143,545$246,00298
FY2021$239,337$209,100$296,875110
FY2022$180,000$110,000$245,98161
FY2023$229,788$134,997$292,39654
FY2024$246,002$180,003$299,99862
FY2025$195,000$120,000$249,99537
FY2026$275,018$145,000$360,00643

Cost of living

Birmingham's median Medical School Professor salary of $218,889 is worth about $238,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $100,950 in May 2025 (2,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $218,889, 117% 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 Birmingham$218,88980

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $234,998 75
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$72,758$234,99875

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.