How much do Education Administrators, All Other make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,410 and the 90th percentile is $126,520. The difference is $90,110, which is 120.5% 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 $41,830 to the 75th at $106,740, covers $64,910.

The mean annual wage is $77,860, which sits above the median of $74,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 21.4% lower than the national median of $95,200 for Education Administrators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,598, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21% lower than the Alabama median of $94,610.

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 $74,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, All Other at $81,598 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, All Other. Birmingham, AL ranks 17th of 17 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).).

• Gadsden, AL is 60 miles away, with a median of $81,480. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,128, against $81,598 here.
• Anniston-Oxford, AL is 61 miles away, with a median of $85,480. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,454, against $81,598 here.
• Tuscaloosa, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $96,040 and employment of 130. That median is 28.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,482, against $81,598 here.