H-1B wage filings in Birmingham, AL
Jobs with a worksite in Birmingham, Alabama. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
688 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Birmingham, AL as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 142 employers. The median offered wage was $96,034, 20.0% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Assistant Professor (182).
- Filings
- 688
- Positions covered
- 978
- Employers
- 142
- Median offered
- $96,034
- Median prevailing wage
- $72,758
- Filings since FY2020
- 3,964
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +26%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Birmingham, AL rose 26%, from $77,761 in fiscal 2020 to $98,342 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 20.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 724 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Birmingham, AL by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 508 | $98,342 | +13.4% | $72,758 | +20.6% |
| 2025 | 724 | $86,694 | +2.0% | $69,888 | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 630 | $85,000 | +1.4% | $68,141 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 458 | $83,808 | −6.9% | $69,233 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 628 | $90,000 | +0.6% | $74,298 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 467 | $89,482 | +15.1% | $74,152 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 549 | $77,761 | n/a | $72,405 | +7.7% |
Employers filing for jobs in Birmingham
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 142. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Birmingham
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 182 | $215,696 | +149.3% | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 23 | $59,000 | +11.1% | |
| Instructor | 19 | $235,000 | +102.4% | |
| Researcher Senior | 15 | $65,450 | +14.6% | |
| Researcher V | 15 | $59,886 | +11.3% | |
| Resident | 15 | $76,326 | +24.8% | |
| Scientist I | 14 | $70,000 | +7.8% | |
| Software Developer | 14 | $93,475 | at the minimum | |
| Research Scientist | 11 | $73,903 | +28.1% | |
| Associate Professor | 10 | $468,291 | +423.8% | |
| Software Engineer | 8 | $104,504 | +44.3% | |
| Staff Nurse Float Pool | 8 | $63,440 | +1.7% | |
| Data Engineer | 7 | $93,475 | +0.8% | |
| Instructor/Fellow | 6 | $97,432 | +78.3% | |
| Senior Engineer | 6 | $130,707 | +15.5% | |
| Telecommunications Maintenance Technician | 6 | $45,000 | +1.4% | |
| Data Scientist | 5 | $81,000 | +6.9% | |
| Engineer | 5 | $80,000 | +4.7% | |
| Instructor Fellow | 5 | $88,104 | +41.0% | |
| Clinical Data Analyst | 4 | $56,413 | at the minimum | |
| Data Analyst | 4 | $59,104 | +1.6% | |
| Data Engineer Senior | 4 | $115,500 | +18.7% | |
| Research Scientist Senior | 4 | $81,525 | +18.1% | |
| Scientist II | 4 | $88,280 | +29.5% | |
| Accountant | 3 | $58,183 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.