Web Developers salary in Birmingham, AL

Median pay for web developers in Birmingham, AL: $65,620/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,200 – $112,030 · about 320 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($76,305) by −$10,685 (-14%).

What it's really worth in Birmingham

With Birmingham's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $65,620 has the buying power of about $71,509 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,329 · median home $262,556 · median rent $1,448/mo.

Full Birmingham cost of living & taxes →

How Birmingham ranks for this job

On raw pay, Birmingham, AL is 119th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Birmingham's cost of living is applied, it ranks 105th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Birmingham sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Birmingham

A median home in Birmingham, AL costs $262,556 — about 4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,448/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where web developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Birmingham.

Metro	Median pay	vs Birmingham	Rent vs Birmingham
San Jose, CA	$157,390	+140%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$141,980	+116%	2.3×
Oxnard, CA	$125,280	+91%	2.1×
Vallejo, CA	$116,640	+78%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Birmingham	Rent vs Birmingham
Mobile, AL	$97,040	+48%	0.9×
Huntsville, AL	$71,410	+9%	1×
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,230	+1%	1×
Montgomery, AL	$57,970	−12%	1×

Staying in AL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires web developers around Birmingham

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Regions Financial · Finance
• Books-A-Million · Retail

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