Paycheck Atlas

Physician Assistants salary in Birmingham, AL

The median physician assistants in Birmingham, AL earns $105,440 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,522 a month.

10th percentile
$59,500
25th percentile
$98,530
Median percentile
$105,440
75th percentile
$120,250
90th percentile
$163,630

Based on 280 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

$78,262 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,440
Federal income tax−$14,367
Social Security + Medicare−$8,066
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$4,745
Monthly take-home$6,522
Every two weeks$3,010

Does it go far here?

$115,054Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
18%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama