SOC 23-2099 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Legal Support Workers, All Other make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other in Birmingham, AL is $65,190. The 10th percentile is $50,650 and the 90th percentile is $179,960. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$65,190

10th percentile
$50,650
25th percentile
$55,490
Median
$65,190
75th percentile
$87,400
90th percentile
$179,960
Mean
$79,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Legal Support Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $50,650 and the 90th percentile is $179,960. The difference is $129,310, which is 198.4% 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 $55,490 to the 75th at $87,400, covers $31,910.

The mean annual wage is $79,890, which sits above the median of $65,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $72,110 for Legal Support Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,134, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $65,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Legal Support Workers, All Other at $71,134 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Legal Support Workers, All Other. Birmingham, AL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

  • Columbus, GA-AL is 135 miles away, with a median of $55,450 and employment of 40. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,097, against $71,134 here.
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 138 miles away, with a median of $58,110 and employment of 50. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,533, against $71,134 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $62,740 and employment of 1,060. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,704, against $71,134 here.

Employment share

Legal Support Workers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (60 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Legal Support Workers, All Other make in Birmingham, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other in Birmingham, AL is $65,190. The 10th percentile is $50,650 and the 90th percentile is $179,960. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Legal Support Workers, All Other?

The local median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $72,110.

What is Legal Support Workers, All Other 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 $65,190 is $71,134. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Birmingham, AL compare with nearby metros for Legal Support Workers, All Other?

Columbus, GA-AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 135 miles away, at $55,450. Birmingham, AL ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.