Salary guide, May 2025

Senior Reliability Engineer pay in Birmingham, AL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Birmingham, AL was $77,160 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $61,500 and $98,430.

The Birmingham, AL median is $2,700 below the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Senior Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about birmingham, AL?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Birmingham, AL: median $77,160; published 25th to 75th percentile $61,500 to $98,430.

Annual wage percentiles, Birmingham, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,280	$61,500	$77,160	$98,430	$125,080

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Birmingham, AL: median $37.10; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.57 to $47.32.

Hourly wage percentiles, Birmingham, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.21	$29.57	$37.10	$47.32	$60.14

BLS estimated 3,220 workers employed in this occupation in Birmingham, AL. Location quotient: 1.56.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Reliability Engineer median is $77,160. The all-occupations median in Birmingham, AL is $47,770. Ratio: 1.62 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.56 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Reliability Engineer in Birmingham, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$58,950	$75,000	$94,100
May 2025	$61,500	$77,160	$98,430

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Birmingham, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Gadsden, AL	$62,150	$50,040 to $83,680
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$77,130	$58,030 to $87,090

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