How much do Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $49,480 and the 90th percentile is $75,980. The difference is $26,500, which is 42.3% 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 $49,480 to the 75th at $62,630, covers $13,150.

The mean annual wage is $60,300, which sits below the median of $62,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 23.1% lower than the national median of $81,490 for Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,341, which is 16.1% 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 $62,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other at $68,341 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other. Birmingham, AL ranks 2nd of 2 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 $93,320 and employment of 30. That median is 49% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,266, against $68,341 here.

Employment share

Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (80 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.43 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.