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The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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How many employees work at UAB?

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has 14,139 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -0.3%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About UAB

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with over $700 million in research awards annually, as well as Alabama’s largest single employer, with some 26,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion on the state. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement, and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.

As of September 2025

UAB
workforce metrics

Headcount

14.1k

Avg. Salary

$76k

Tenure

6.6yr

Growth Rate

-0.3%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of UAB annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

UAB total number of employees in 2025 was 14,238.344, a 0.3% decline from 2024.
UAB total number of employees in 2024 was 14,046.484, a 0.3% increase from 2023.
UAB total number of employees in 2023 was 14,005.313, a 3.5% increase from 2022.