Physician salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 89 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jasper, Hoover.

Median salary$169,449
Middle 50%$78k–$241.4k
vs. national median−31%comparison median $247,000
Filings89FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,697 and $562,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,193
25th$77,978
50th (median)$169,449
75th$241,350
90th$306,511

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $150k $250k FY2020: median $64,919 (26 filings) FY2021: median $136,500 (21 filings) FY2022: median $217,000 (51 filings) FY2023: median $233,980 (40 filings) FY2024: median $226,350 (49 filings) FY2025: median $156,000 (61 filings) FY2026: median $194,247 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 49 filings FY24 FY2025: 61 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 61
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$64,919$64,886$182,13826
FY2021$136,500$66,494$208,00021
FY2022$217,000$163,128$283,74851
FY2023$233,980$185,237$292,71840
FY2024$226,350$190,008$258,09449
FY2025$156,000$77,978$213,00061
FY2026$194,247$83,951$272,52728

Cost of living

Birmingham's median Physician salary of $169,449 is worth about $184,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $237,040 in May 2025 (1,420 employed). The H-1B median here is $169,449, 29% lower.

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
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation$210,50040
The University of Alabama at Birmingham$77,97837
Hospital Medicine Associatestoo few4
Hospital Physician Services Southeasttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,978 41
Mid-level · Level II $218,997 48
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$62,358$77,97841
Mid-level · Level II$78,978$218,99748

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.