Medical Scientist salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 102 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$62.6k–$81.1k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $75,324
Filings102FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,204 and $151,836.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,980
25th$62,639
50th (median)$70,000
75th$81,144
90th$114,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $52,896 (60 filings) FY2021: median $54,223 (47 filings) FY2022: median $57,728 (64 filings) FY2023: median $57,987 (66 filings) FY2024: median $60,000 (71 filings) FY2025: median $66,414 (65 filings) FY2026: median $70,000 (37 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 60 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 64 filings FY22 FY2023: 66 filings FY23 FY2024: 71 filings FY24 FY2025: 65 filings FY25 FY2026: 37 filings FY26 71
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$52,896$49,405$58,09760
FY2021$54,223$50,492$61,09347
FY2022$57,728$52,000$66,00064
FY2023$57,987$55,011$66,99966
FY2024$60,000$56,484$71,71071
FY2025$66,414$61,000$81,52565
FY2026$70,000$67,599$78,61237

Cost of living

Birmingham's median Medical Scientist salary of $70,000 is worth about $76,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $63,940 in May 2025 (1,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 9% 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$69,88899

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,000 72
Mid-level · Level II $81,963 28
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
Entry-level · Level I$56,202$66,00072
Mid-level · Level II$69,888$81,96328

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.