How much do Information Security Analysts make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Information Security Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $68,310 and the 90th percentile is $164,520. The difference is $96,210, which is 83.3% 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 $84,430 to the 75th at $139,500, covers $55,070.

The mean annual wage is $117,300, which sits above the median of $115,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 10.6% lower than the national median of $129,180 for Information Security Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,053, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% lower than the Alabama median of $122,730.

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 $115,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information Security Analysts at $126,053 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information Security Analysts. Birmingham, AL ranks 5th of 14 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).).

• Tuscaloosa, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $99,460 and employment of 120. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,381, against $126,053 here.
• Decatur, AL is 73 miles away, with a median of $130,400 and employment of 50. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,521, against $126,053 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $113,270 and employment of 220. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,302, against $126,053 here.

Employment share

Information Security Analysts accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (670 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (190,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.