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Software Developer Salary in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,950
25th Percentile Wage
$74,140
50th Percentile Wage
$100,330
75th Percentile Wage
$128,220
90th Percentile Wage
$154,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $154,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$100,330
0.81% 0.81%
2021
$99,520
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Birmingham-Hoover with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,330, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for software developers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $108,310). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of software developers in Birmingham-Hoover is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Huntsville
$108,310
Birmingham-Hoover
$100,330
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$100,040
Mobile
$99,240
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$96,910
Anniston-Oxford
$96,260
Decatur
$96,210
Montgomery
$95,660
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$94,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$84,560
Tuscaloosa
$84,380
Dothan
$83,310
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$83,050
Auburn-Opelika
$82,730
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$59,760

See also: Top paying jobs in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama.