Entry-level Physician salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jasper, Hoover.

Median salary$77,978
Middle 50%$71.2k–$88.1k
vs. all levels here−54%comparison median $169,449
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,927 and $299,372.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,905
25th$71,193
50th (median)$77,978
75th$88,104
90th$125,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2022: median $67,580 (10 filings) FY2025: median $77,978 (29 filings) FY2026: median $82,429 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 29
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–––7
FY2021–––2
FY2022$67,580$63,322$245,44010
FY2023–––5
FY2024–––8
FY2025$77,978$71,193$82,45329
FY2026$82,429$76,326$88,93312

Cost of living

Birmingham's median entry-level Physician salary of $77,978 is worth about $85,100 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 $77,978, 67% lower.

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$77,97835
University of Alabama Health Services Foundationtoo few4
Hospital Medicine Associatestoo 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.