Salaries in Birmingham.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.84x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$280,000

SVP of AI Innovation

Median of All Roles

$116,000

E-commerce ML Engineer

Entry Level

$28,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Birmingham, AL has a cost-of-living index of 0.84x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of AI Innovation at $280,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $116,000. Birmingham is Alabama's largest metro, anchored by a major medical center, banking, and a growing innovation district.

About the Birmingham market

Birmingham is Alabama's largest metro, anchored by a major medical center, banking, and a growing innovation district. UAB is one of the state's largest employers and a driver of biomedical research jobs. The extremely low cost of living makes Birmingham a strong value for professionals in healthcare and finance.

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Top 50 salaries in Birmingham

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of AI Innovation	$280,000	$238,000 – $364,000
2	Senior VP of Security	$280,000	$238,000 – $364,000
3	SVP of Product	$280,000	$238,000 – $364,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$277,000	$216,000 – $360,000
5	SVP of Engineering	$275,000	$233,000 – $357,000
6	SVP of Data	$275,000	$233,000 – $357,000
7	SVP of Technology	$272,000	$231,000 – $354,000
8	Chief Strategy Officer	$271,000	$211,000 – $352,000
9	Chief Security Officer	$269,000	$209,000 – $350,000
10	Chief Science Officer	$268,000	$209,000 – $349,000
11	VP of Machine Learning	$265,000	$225,000 – $344,000
12	VP of Platform Engineering	$265,000	$225,000 – $344,000
13	SVP of Finance	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
14	Chief AI Officer	$263,000	$195,000 – $339,000
15	VP of Finance	$262,000	$223,000 – $341,000
16	VP of Analytics	$262,000	$223,000 – $341,000
17	VP of Security Engineering	$262,000	$223,000 – $341,000
18	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$260,000	$202,000 – $337,000
19	Senior VP of Design	$260,000	$204,000 – $339,000
20	VP of Data	$260,000	$221,000 – $338,000
21	VP of Technical Support	$260,000	$221,000 – $338,000
22	VP of Quality	$260,000	$221,000 – $338,000
23	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$260,000	$221,000 – $338,000
24	VP of Data Engineering	$257,000	$219,000 – $334,000
25	Chief Architect	$257,000	$218,000 – $334,000
26	VP of Information Security	$257,000	$219,000 – $334,000
27	VP of Cybersecurity	$257,000	$219,000 – $334,000
28	VP of AI	$255,000	$217,000 – $331,000
29	VP of AI Research	$255,000	$217,000 – $331,000
30	VP of Developer Experience	$255,000	$217,000 – $331,000
31	Chief Legal Officer	$255,000	$199,000 – $331,000
32	Chief Design Officer	$255,000	$199,000 – $332,000
33	VP of Field Engineering	$255,000	$217,000 – $331,000
34	VP of Support Engineering	$255,000	$217,000 – $331,000
35	SVP of Sales	$255,000	$199,000 – $331,000
36	SVP of Strategy	$255,000	$199,000 – $331,000
37	Senior Head of Security	$253,000	$215,000 – $328,000
38	VP of AI Product	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
39	VP of Data Science	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
40	Senior Head of Product	$252,000	$197,000 – $328,000
41	VP of IT	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
42	VP of Cloud	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
43	VP of Mobile	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
44	VP of Partner Engineering	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
45	VP of Application Engineering	$252,000	$215,000 – $328,000
46	Chief Transformation Officer	$251,000	$196,000 – $326,000
47	CTO	$249,000	$195,000 – $324,000
48	Chief Digital Officer	$249,000	$194,000 – $324,000
49	VP of Information Technology	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000
50	VP of Database Engineering	$249,000	$212,000 – $324,000

Tax considerations

Alabama's top state income tax rate is 5%. Birmingham has no city income tax. The low rate combined with very affordable housing creates excellent take home pay ratios.

Negotiating in Birmingham

Leverage UAB and the medical corridor when negotiating. Healthcare and biotech roles command nationally competitive salaries even in this low cost market.

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