Median pay · Alabama
$45,670A year, or $22 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $26,090 | $13 |
| 25th percentile | $32,050 | $15 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $45,670 | $22 |
| 75th percentile | $66,790 | $32 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $101,250 | $49 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $57,500 | $28 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in AlabamaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$45,670
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$21.96
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,083 a month at an effective rate of 19%.$36,997 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Alabama sit at 88.8 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$51,417
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.10.4% below
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.2,113,660
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Alabama: common questions
What is the average salary in Alabama?
$57,500 a year, or $27.65 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Alabama for May 2025.
The median is lower, $45,670: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Alabama?
Anything over $45,670 pays more than half the jobs in Alabama. $66,790 puts you in the top quarter and $101,250 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,083 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Alabama?
By median pay: cardiologists ($519,480), orthopedic surgeons ($324,570), internal medicine physicians ($311,180), obstetricians and gynecologists ($210,380) and nurse anesthetists ($190,300). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Alabama?
By number of jobs: retail salespersons ($30,040), registered nurses ($77,080), assemblers or fabricators ($42,700), stockers or order fillers ($34,290) and cashiers ($28,250), with the median pay for each.