SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Alabama

Short answer

In Alabama, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 17 areas is $29.02 an hour at Level 1 ($60,362 a year) and $56.61 an hour at Level 4 ($117,749 a year). The Level 2 median of $38.25 is 2% below the national median across areas ($39.14). Huntsville, AL is the highest-paying area at $45.79 at Level 2, and Montgomery, AL the lowest at $28.53.

Every Alabama area for data scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Huntsville, AL	$38.02	$45.79	$53.57	$61.34
Decatur, AL	$37.23	$45.29	$53.34	$61.40
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$37.18	$45.14	$53.11	$61.07
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$31.61	$40.80	$49.98	$59.17
Dothan, AL	$31.29	$40.35	$49.42	$58.48
Mobile, AL	$30.84	$40.33	$49.81	$59.30
Columbus, GA-AL	$31.38	$39.36	$47.35	$55.33
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$29.02	$38.87	$48.73	$58.58
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$29.08	$38.25	$47.43	$56.60
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$28.91	$38.14	$47.38	$56.61
Gadsden, AL	$28.91	$38.14	$47.38	$56.61
Tuscaloosa, AL	$28.95	$37.95	$46.96	$55.96
Birmingham, AL	$28.62	$37.69	$46.77	$55.84
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$27.47	$36.83	$46.19	$55.55
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$26.61	$36.32	$46.04	$55.75
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$26.12	$35.26	$44.40	$53.54
Montgomery, AL	$19.29	$28.53	$37.78	$47.02

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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