Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 72 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$66,000
Middle 50%$60.8k–$70.4k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $70,000
Filings72FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,202 and $122,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,880
25th$60,835
50th (median)$66,000
75th$70,444
90th$81,761

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $52,000 (50 filings) FY2021: median $52,852 (40 filings) FY2022: median $55,373 (51 filings) FY2023: median $57,846 (54 filings) FY2024: median $59,000 (59 filings) FY2025: median $62,571 (44 filings) FY2026: median $70,000 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 54 filings FY23 FY2024: 59 filings FY24 FY2025: 44 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 59
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$52,000$49,025$54,22750
FY2021$52,852$50,000$57,50040
FY2022$55,373$50,976$62,26051
FY2023$57,846$55,000$61,57254
FY2024$59,000$56,484$67,47559
FY2025$62,571$60,832$66,58944
FY2026$70,000$66,475$74,55228

Cost of living

Birmingham's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $66,000 is worth about $72,000 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 $66,000, 3% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Alabama at Birmingham$66,00072

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.