Alabama H-1B salaries

Employers filed 4,734 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Alabama between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $90,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $90,000
Middle half earn: $70,145 to $127,236
Top 10% earn over: $240,000
Certified filings: 4,734

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	744	$75,917	$63,253 – $123,000
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC	215	$227,917	$180,000 – $296,136
The University of Alabama	201	$80,000	$64,563 – $101,697
Auburn University	199	$81,000	$61,884 – $97,010
Bahwan Cybertek Inc.	87	$68,000	$65,000 – $82,150
USA HealthCare Management, LLC	80	$245,000	$198,750 – $306,250
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	70	$95,325	$76,200 – $104,773
Regions Bank	69	$122,747	$92,914 – $150,473
Shipt, Inc.	54	$131,102	$110,965 – $161,517
Airbus Americas, Inc.	43	$112,008	$98,250 – $129,383
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama	40	$112,112	$104,304 – $118,801
University of South Alabama	39	$68,016	$66,000 – $95,522
Troy University	31	$82,000	$69,368 – $100,614
Tuskegee University	30	$62,050	$56,250 – $71,838
Auburn University at Montgomery	30	$83,400	$70,000 – $91,125
The Heil Co.	30	$101,355	$97,084 – $113,136
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	29	$92,914	$68,328 – $100,110
Global Nursing Recruiters	28	$71,635	$68,640 – $78,520
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.	28	$85,014	$79,609 – $88,140
Hospital Physician Services Southeast, Professional Corporation	26	$239,200	$239,200 – $247,000
Vaughan Regional Medical Center, LLC	25	$61,526	$60,320 – $66,435
CITW Inc	25	$81,931	$68,328 – $87,256
The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville	24	$265,000	$225,000 – $285,000
Rheem Manufacturing Company	24	$95,370	$79,685 – $105,914
Devansh Lab Werks Inc	23	$62,795	$52,042 – $78,395
Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc.	21	$265,000	$239,200 – $350,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	21	$173,400	$110,295 – $224,554
Houston County Healthcare Authority	18	$287,400	$280,800 – $400,400
Evonik Corporation	18	$109,220	$93,267 – $136,916
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	17	$116,000	$107,500 – $129,000
Nexturn Inc	17	$105,000	$105,000 – $105,000
ArcelorMittal Calvert LLC	17	$96,845	$90,000 – $120,000
Alten Technology USA, Inc.	16	$80,444	$78,291 – $84,250
Hospital Physician Services Southeast PC	16	$259,200	$259,200 – $291,200
Jacksonville State University	15	$62,000	$59,058 – $76,532
Motion Industries, Inc.	15	$125,000	$120,000 – $135,798
Alabama State University	15	$80,000	$75,375 – $83,500
SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc.	14	$85,304	$81,350 – $99,661
University of North Alabama	13	$86,600	$84,280 – $89,443
Synapsiq LLC	13	$62,920	$53,019 – $62,920
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	13	$115,500	$114,000 – $120,600
Alfa Mutual Insurance Company	13	$90,229	$76,777 – $120,697
Runergy Alabama Inc	12	$79,000	$75,759 – $135,000
Universities Space Research Association	12	$87,500	$82,965 – $97,668
CStoreIQ LLC	12	$80,000	$76,000 – $80,000
Kamtek Inc.	12	$94,812	$86,378 – $112,320
Amphenol Tecvox, LLC	12	$108,040	$102,156 – $120,288
Hospital Medicine Associates, LLC	11	$249,600	$249,600 – $259,600
Danieli Taranis, LLC	11	$105,000	$97,500 – $123,500
AM/NS Calvert LLC	11	$100,506	$88,500 – $107,500

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Assistant Professor	588	$156,800	$96,678 – $249,891
Software Engineer	167	$82,306	$68,000 – $93,475
Software Developer	133	$87,381	$82,306 – $105,000
Postdoctoral Fellow	63	$60,000	$55,981 – $62,939
Researcher V	61	$58,000	$56,368 – $61,572
Hospitalist Physician	59	$240,000	$239,200 – $290,600
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	58	$59,296	$56,484 – $64,356
Resident	50	$67,905	$64,715 – $74,144
Hospitalist	49	$265,000	$249,600 – $291,200
Medical Technologist	41	$54,080	$52,250 – $57,970
Instructor	39	$73,285	$70,944 – $95,000
Scientist I	36	$72,514	$67,886 – $80,000
Data Scientist	31	$87,000	$66,654 – $102,000
Data Engineer	30	$99,091	$79,000 – $110,623
Instructor/Fellow	30	$77,978	$75,128 – $107,063
Mechanical Engineer	29	$91,886	$80,000 – $97,760
Business Analyst	27	$78,582	$72,500 – $83,497
Nephrologist	25	$265,000	$250,000 – $325,000
Researcher Senior	24	$63,690	$60,835 – $67,028
Associate Professor	23	$130,000	$93,030 – $392,950
Data Analyst	21	$70,000	$60,000 – $79,040
Lecturer	19	$62,000	$58,525 – $71,000
Manufacturing Engineer	19	$80,496	$78,291 – $95,568
Project Manager	19	$90,000	$85,722 – $111,738
Research Scientist	18	$75,884	$72,476 – $78,494
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	18	$250,000	$240,000 – $250,000
Senior Software Engineer	18	$107,900	$99,814 – $129,480
Project Engineer	17	$90,000	$80,000 – $101,234
Industrial Engineer	17	$87,500	$75,000 – $90,545
Network Engineer	15	$70,491	$66,593 – $80,288
Accountant	15	$60,000	$52,990 – $65,000
Process Engineer	14	$85,447	$80,500 – $96,395
Internal Medicine Physician	14	$223,754	$212,206 – $291,207
Medical Laboratory Technologist	14	$60,320	$60,320 – $60,320
Senior Engineer	14	$130,707	$123,774 – $151,430
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	13	$95,618	$92,914 – $100,110
Fellow	13	$70,238	$68,192 – $75,128
Java Developer	12	$90,500	$81,948 – $101,394
Engineer	12	$89,066	$82,306 – $103,761
Financial Analyst	12	$68,338	$62,400 – $81,377
Assistant Research Professor	12	$88,840	$82,295 – $96,221
Quality Engineer	11	$71,240	$69,555 – $77,505
Senior Software Developer	11	$107,016	$97,500 – $118,716
Postdoctoral Scholar	11	$56,484	$56,400 – $57,974
Physical Therapist	11	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Database Administrator	10	$66,500	$65,000 – $75,252
Systems Administrator	10	$75,000	$65,000 – $78,811
Medical Laboratory Scientist	10	$66,435	$62,816 – $66,435
Clinical Data Analyst	10	$56,413	$55,996 – $58,854
Instructor Fellow	10	$79,778	$74,045 – $86,473

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Birmingham, AL	1,655	$91,770	$69,701 – $144,880
Montgomery, AL	490	$89,440	$76,000 – $130,328
Mobile, AL	332	$95,622	$75,837 – $225,000
Auburn, AL	304	$80,000	$64,640 – $100,000
Huntsville, AL	291	$93,766	$75,000 – $123,597
Tuscaloosa, AL	266	$84,128	$65,000 – $107,957
Hoover, AL	204	$105,747	$86,694 – $132,000
Troy, AL	55	$80,000	$64,685 – $100,000
Dothan, AL	54	$158,471	$75,000 – $290,700
Florence, AL	51	$142,646	$86,600 – $222,019
Madison, AL	50	$121,268	$92,529 – $142,762
Selma, AL	49	$62,400	$60,320 – $69,243
Opelika, AL	41	$75,000	$60,000 – $97,300
Calvert, AL	39	$100,000	$90,000 – $112,023
Homewood, AL	37	$78,395	$55,266 – $81,483
Gadsden, AL	37	$78,520	$68,640 – $300,000
Tuskegee, AL	35	$63,000	$57,750 – $71,225
Fort Payne, AL	33	$100,000	$95,000 – $112,403
Decatur, AL	30	$78,646	$71,781 – $260,000
Cullman, AL	23	$100,000	$72,145 – $126,000
Pelham, AL	22	$81,713	$68,184 – $113,606
Chelsea, AL	21	$100,000	$90,000 – $108,077
Bessemer, AL	21	$85,000	$77,250 – $105,976
Cottondale, AL	21	$85,000	$75,000 – $98,610
Vance, AL	20	$87,108	$77,071 – $98,652
Athens, AL	17	$106,586	$95,202 – $132,000
Greenville, AL	15	$312,000	$63,200 – $374,400
Theodore, AL	15	$101,026	$84,568 – $143,410
Tanner, AL	14	$112,500	$102,620 – $134,016
Jacksonville, AL	14	$62,750	$59,758 – $76,891
Vestavia Hills, AL	13	$85,000	$73,923 – $103,000
Mccalla, AL	12	$89,405	$77,936 – $96,234
Trinity, AL	12	$80,506	$76,476 – $91,530
Prattville, AL	12	$84,650	$75,030 – $187,500
Anniston, AL	12	$105,554	$102,727 – $258,553
Northport, AL	11	$100,000	$70,496 – $102,772
Valley, AL	11	$75,000	$70,000 – $100,000
Ashland, AL	11	$58,386	$56,233 – $60,693
Gulf Shores, AL	10	$69,610	$58,508 – $83,296
Sylacauga, AL	10	$113,707	$94,475 – $129,898

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	406	$90,000
2024	1,600	$87,000
2025	1,648	$89,752
2026	1,080	$93,475