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Software Developer Salary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of software developers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,780
25th Percentile Wage
$66,100
50th Percentile Wage
$84,380
75th Percentile Wage
$111,030
90th Percentile Wage
$135,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,780.

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
$84,380
4.41% 4.41%
2021
$80,660
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Table 2. Compare Software Developer Salary in Tuscaloosa with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,380 in Tuscaloosa is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Tuscaloosa is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

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 Tuscaloosa, Alabama.