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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Birmingham, AL

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Birmingham, AL earns $101,070 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,282 a month.

10th percentile
$64,030
25th percentile
$81,090
Median percentile
$101,070
75th percentile
$129,690
90th percentile
$172,360

Based on 880 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$75,385 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,070
Federal income tax−$13,405
Social Security + Medicare−$7,732
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$4,548
Monthly take-home$6,282
Every two weeks$2,899

Does it go far here?

$110,285Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All education administrators, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama