How much do Actors make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Actors, the published 10th percentile is $25.55 and the 90th percentile is $26.36. The difference is $0.81, which is 3.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $25.55 to the 75th at $25.56, covers $0.01.

The mean hourly wage is $25.95, which sits above the median of $25.56. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 12% lower than the national median of $29.05 for Actors.

It is 3.4% higher than the Alabama median of $24.71.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $25.56 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Actors at $27.89 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a hourly median for Actors. Birmingham, AL ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $65.27 and employment of 570. That median is 155.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65.23, against $27.89 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 182 miles away, with a median of $25.52 and employment of 150. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26.49, against $27.89 here.