IT Manager Salary in Alabama (2026)

Worth knowing: UAB Medicine Birmingham is the only OR academic medical center IT organization in Alabama and a feature most national IT-career surveys understate for AL. UAB Medicine IT (~25K UAB Medicine total employees + substantial in-house IT supporting UAB Hospital + UAB Hospital-Highlands + UAB Callahan Eye Hospital + UAB Selma + multiple clinics + the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center + UAB School of Medicine + UAB School of Public Health + UAB School of Nursing + UAB Heersink School of Medicine research, the only AL institution granting MD + DDS + PharmD + DNP + DPT + DPS + MPH degrees + AL's largest single employer) operates substantial Epic EHR + clinical decision support + research IT + Birmingham VA Medical Center integration. Senior UAB IT directors clear $165-295K TC. The Huntsville cleared IT environment (NASA Marshall IT + Redstone Arsenal IT + Cummings Research Park ~300 contractor companies including Boeing + Lockheed + Northrop + L3Harris + Dynetics + SAIC + Leidos cleared IT supporting substantial classified missile defense + space + aerospace programs) supports senior cleared IT directors at $195-345K TC including TS/SCI + Q + polygraph clearance premium. Regions Bank HQ Birmingham IT (Fortune 500, ~$160B assets) anchors AL banking IT. AL's 5% top + Federal Income Tax Deduction substantially reduces effective state tax + AL no estate tax + RTW since 1953 + low cost of living supports senior IT-talent retention.