SOC 15-1251, wage year 2025-26

Computer Programmers prevailing wage in Alabama

Short answer

In Alabama, the median prevailing wage for computer programmers across its 17 areas is $29.94 an hour at Level 1 ($62,275 a year) and $52.77 an hour at Level 4 ($109,762 a year). The Level 2 median of $38.00 is 3% above the national median across areas ($36.98). Huntsville, AL is the highest-paying area at $42.85 at Level 2, and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL the lowest at $33.87.

Every Alabama area for computer programmers

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Huntsville, AL	$33.55	$42.85	$52.15	$61.45
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$32.74	$42.11	$51.48	$60.85
Decatur, AL	$31.66	$41.07	$50.47	$59.88
Columbus, GA-AL	$33.25	$39.76	$46.26	$52.77
Birmingham, AL	$31.49	$39.39	$47.28	$55.18
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30.19	$38.38	$46.58	$54.77
Tuscaloosa, AL	$31.71	$38.34	$44.97	$51.60
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$30.36	$38.17	$45.99	$53.80
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$29.94	$38.00	$46.05	$54.11
Gadsden, AL	$29.94	$38.00	$46.05	$54.11
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$29.25	$36.68	$44.11	$51.54
Montgomery, AL	$28.86	$36.20	$43.55	$50.89
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$28.85	$36.13	$43.40	$50.68
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$28.71	$35.96	$43.20	$50.45
Dothan, AL	$28.30	$34.81	$41.32	$47.83
Mobile, AL	$29.33	$33.95	$38.58	$43.20
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$29.01	$33.87	$38.72	$43.58

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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