Systems Analyst salary in Birmingham, AL

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Birmingham, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hoover, Bessemer.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$99,638
Middle 50%$86.7k–$121.3k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $106,434
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,508 and $181,470.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,994
25th$86,736
50th (median)$99,638
75th$121,250
90th$146,422

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $92,647 (27 filings) FY2021: median $93,952 (16 filings) FY2022: median $85,446 (15 filings) FY2023: median $105,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $97,980 (13 filings) FY2025: median $105,425 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 27
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$92,647$71,203$116,92327
FY2021$93,952$75,249$106,56116
FY2022$85,446$76,502$97,72415
FY2023$105,000$79,290$105,32713
FY2024$97,980$89,200$109,97013
FY2025$105,425$89,710$120,00013
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Birmingham's median Systems Analyst salary of $99,638 is worth about $108,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Birmingham, AL area earned a median of $99,470 in May 2025 (1,870 employed). The H-1B median here is $99,638, 0% 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
CGItoo few2
Hibbett Retailtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $89,710 13
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$81,994$89,71013

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.