IT Manager Salary in Alabama (2026)
The average IT Manager in Alabama earns around $185,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $130,391/year ($10,866/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $130,391 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $10,866 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $5,015 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $63/hr |
Federal Tax | $33,134 |
State Tax | $7,353 |
FICA Taxes | $14,122 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 29.52% |
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Not all IT Managers earn the same — not even close
Alabama's IT manager market is anchored by Huntsville's cleared aerospace + defense IT cluster (NASA Marshall IT + Redstone Arsenal IT + Cummings Research Park contractor IT at Boeing + Lockheed + Northrop + L3Harris + Dynetics + SAIC + Leidos + DXC Technology), UAB Medicine Birmingham (~25K academic medical center IT, the only OR academic medical center IT in AL), Regions Bank HQ Birmingham (Fortune 500 banking IT, ~$160B assets), Protective Life Birmingham, Encompass Health Birmingham, Vulcan Materials Birmingham, plus Mercedes-Benz US International Vance + Honda Alabama Lincoln + Hyundai Montgomery automotive IT.
CIO / CTO (Fortune 500)
$345,000–$685,000+ TC
UAB CIO · Regions CIO · Protective CIO · Encompass CIO · executive comp + equity
VP Engineering / IT
$215,000–$425,000+ TC
NASA Marshall VP · UAB VP IT · Regions VP IT · Fortune 500 + federal IT leadership
Senior Director IT (Cleared / Aerospace)
$195,000–$345,000
NASA Marshall · Boeing + Lockheed + Northrop Huntsville · TS/SCI clearance premium · cleared IT
Senior Director IT (Healthcare)
$165,000–$295,000
UAB Medicine + Children's of AL + Brookwood Baptist · HIPAA + clinical-systems IT
Senior Director IT (Banking)
$165,000–$295,000
Regions · BBVA/PNC · ServisFirst · Cadence Bank · payment + advisor + core banking IT
IT Manager (Healthcare)
$108,000–$175,000
UAB Medicine + Children's of AL + Brookwood + Princeton · IT team leadership
IT Manager (Automotive Manufacturing)
$108,000–$170,000
Mercedes-Benz Vance · Honda Lincoln · Hyundai Montgomery · plant IT + manufacturing OT
IT Manager (Cleared Federal)
$125,000–$200,000
Boeing Huntsville · Lockheed · Northrop · cleared IT + Q clearance + polygraph premium
Senior IT Operations Manager
$95,000–$148,000
NOC + helpdesk + endpoint management · Fortune 500 IT operations leadership
Senior IT Security Manager
$130,000–$210,000
Reports to CISO · AL Fortune 500 cyber + IT operations boundary leadership
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.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →Alabama Department of Revenue Form 40 Booklet - standard deduction chart and federal income tax deduction worksheet
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — IT Manager wage data for Alabama
Salary figures are market estimates for IT Managers in Alabama and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Alabama 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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