SOC 15-1221, wage year 2025-26

Computer and Information Research Scientists prevailing wage in Alabama

Short answer

In Alabama, the median prevailing wage for computer and information research scientists across its 17 areas is $32.46 an hour at Level 1 ($67,517 a year) and $62.24 an hour at Level 4 ($129,459 a year). The Level 2 median of $42.39 is 21% below the national median across areas ($53.89). Columbus, GA-AL is the highest-paying area at $51.59 at Level 2, and Huntsville, AL the lowest at $42.13.

Every Alabama area for computer and information research scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Columbus, GA-AL	$40.51	$51.59	$62.67	$73.75
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$38.05	$46.46	$54.87	$63.28
Birmingham, AL	$36.22	$44.32	$52.43	$60.53
Montgomery, AL	$35.31	$43.79	$52.27	$60.75
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Dothan, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Gadsden, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Mobile, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Tuscaloosa, AL	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$32.46	$42.39	$52.31	$62.24
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$32.30	$42.22	$52.15	$62.07
Decatur, AL	$32.08	$42.13	$52.17	$62.22
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$32.08	$42.13	$52.17	$62.22
Huntsville, AL	$32.08	$42.13	$52.17	$62.22

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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