The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer hardware engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $67,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $114,950 | 2.54% | 22.75% |
| 2019 | $112,030 | 5.15% | - |
| 2018 | $106,260 | 14.41% | - |
| 2016 | $90,950 | -0.23% | - |
| 2015 | $91,160 | 6.45% | - |
| 2014 | $85,280 | -11.27% | - |
| 2013 | $94,890 | 6.42% | - |
| 2012 | $88,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,950 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 31.3 percent (31.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Decatur |