Bottom quarter
$528K
Private Equity Associate Salary in Birmingham
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$658K
Top quarter
$816K
Top 10%
$1.01M
Adjusted for Birmingham at 0.96× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Private Equity Associate in Birmingham pulls a median of $657,600 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $816,000 and the top 10% at $1,008,000. Pay in Birmingham runs about 4% below the national baseline. $816,000 is what top-quartile Private Equity Associate pay looks like in Birmingham. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$816,000 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$736,800 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$657,600 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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