SOC 29-1215 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Birmingham, AL is $119,990. The 10th percentile is $119,990 and the 90th percentile is $314,390. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$119,990

10th percentile
$119,990
25th percentile
$119,990
Median
$119,990
75th percentile
$217,110
90th percentile
$314,390
Mean
$171,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $119,990 and the 90th percentile is $314,390. The difference is $194,400, which is 162.0% 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 $119,990 to the 75th at $217,110, covers $97,120.

The mean annual wage is $171,790, which sits above the median of $119,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 50.9% lower than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,931, which is 46.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% lower than the Alabama median of $134,550.

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 $119,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $130,931 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Family Medicine Physicians. Birmingham, AL ranks 14th of 15 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 $226,450. That median is 88.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $264,381, against $130,931 here.
  • Decatur, AL is 73 miles away, with a median of $118,450 and employment of 40. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,818, against $130,931 here.
  • Huntsville, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $206,750 and employment of 100. That median is 72.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $222,140, against $130,931 here.

Employment share

Family Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (140 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL · Family Medicine Physicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Birmingham, AL is $119,990. The 10th percentile is $119,990 and the 90th percentile is $314,390. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Family Medicine Physicians?

The local median is 50.9% lower than the national median of $244,180.

What is Family Medicine Physicians pay in Birmingham, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $119,990 is $130,931. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Birmingham, AL compare with nearby metros for Family Medicine Physicians?

Gadsden, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $226,450. Birmingham, AL ranks 14th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.