Software engineer salary in Huntsville, AL
Software engineers in the Huntsville metro earn a median of $128,080 a year. That is 5.8% below the US median, and 1.2% above it once you account for lower prices in Huntsville.
Median salary
$128,080
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$100,320 – $162,260
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$137,610
Huntsville prices: 6.9% below US average
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Huntsville earn more than $175,460 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $79,630.
10th percentile $79,630, 25th $100,320, 75th $162,260, 90th $175,460.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Huntsville
Prices in Huntsville are 6.9% below the US average, which makes the median worth $137,610 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 22.1% less than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Huntsville
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Huntsville metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 2,250 | $164,060 |
| Network architects | 1,660 | $132,410 |
| Information security analysts | 1,840 | $130,330 |
| Software engineers | 7,030 | $128,080 |
| Data scientists | 620 | $111,810 |
| Computer programmers | 160 | $110,110 |
| Computer systems analysts | 2,610 | $107,350 |
| QA analysts and testers | 850 | $105,610 |
| Database administrators | 300 | $103,110 |
| Network and systems administrators | 1,160 | $100,120 |
| Web developers | 130 | $82,860 |
| IT support specialists | 1,150 | $49,740 |
Job outlook
+15.8%
The BLS expects over 267,000 more software developer jobs across the US from 2024 to 2034. Jobs overall are expected to grow 3.1%.
94 open tech jobs in Huntsville right now
From 27 companies. 6 were posted in the past week.
Sources and notes
- Salaries and job counts: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Huntsville metro. The BLS counts software engineers as "Software Developers" (job code 15-1252).
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.