Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · SOC 17-2072
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Salary in the Birmingham Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Birmingham, AL metro area
Figures describe the Birmingham, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Birmingham city limits.
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Birmingham, AL metro area earned a median of $120,050 per year ($57.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $79,500 at the 10th percentile to $184,200 at the 90th. BLS estimates 360 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in the Birmingham metro area earn more than $120,050 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $93,950 and $139,090.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $79,500 | $93,950 | $120,050 | $139,090 | $184,200 |
| Hourly | $38.22 | $45.17 | $57.72 | $66.87 | $88.56 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Birmingham metro areathis metro area$120,050 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $93,950 to $139,090
- Alabamastate (AL)$120,720 median for Alabama; middle half earns $94,710 to $155,520
- United Statesnational$130,220 median for United States; middle half earns $101,680 to $167,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs Alabama overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Birmingham metro area has the 66th-highest published median for this occupation among the 165 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for electronics engineers, except computer, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Birmingham metro areathis page$120,050 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $93,950 to $139,090
- $133,330 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $100,780 to $163,630
- $116,660 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $102,900 to $159,340
- $114,610 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $93,410 to $153,210
- $96,280 median for Montgomery metro area; middle half earns $77,160 to $123,610
- $81,350 median for Florence metro area; middle half earns $81,010 to $100,140
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for electronics engineers, except computers · Highest-paying occupations in Birmingham Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.