AL · 2026 tax year
Alabama paycheck calculator
Enter a salary to see exactly what lands in your bank account in Alabama after every deduction, updated the moment you type.
Your take-home pay in Alabama
$2,249
every two weeks · $58,466 per year · 22.1% effective rate
What Alabama takes out of your paycheck
Your gross salary is never what you keep. Four deductions stand between the number on your offer letter and the number in your account: federal income tax, Alabama state income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Alabama does levy a state income tax, which is included in the estimate above.
Take-home pay at common salaries in Alabama
Single filer, 2026 rates, standard deduction applied. Use the calculator above for your exact figure.
Take-home pay by salary in Alabama
A full breakdown for each salary: per paycheck, effective vs marginal rate, and how Alabama compares to other states at that figure.
What else moves a paycheck in Alabama
Local income tax
Alabama cities and counties do not tax income where you live, but some charge an occupational tax on wages earned inside their limits, withheld by your employer from gross pay. Birmingham and Auburn charge 1%, so working in either on an $80,000 salary costs $800 a year, and Bessemer, Gadsden and Macon County levy their own. Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile and Tuscaloosa do not. It is not deducted above.
State payroll deductions this estimate leaves out
Alabama has no employee-paid state disability or paid-leave programme, and unemployment insurance is paid by employers. The local occupational tax is the deduction to watch.
Minimum wage in Alabama
$7.25/hr Alabama has no minimum wage law of its own, so the federal $7.25 applies. Tipped workers can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to $7.25. Rate as published by the US Department of Labor, October 2026.
Most of the salaries run through this page come from Alabama's largest job markets: Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Tuscaloosa.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alabama have a state income tax?
- Alabama does levy a state income tax, which is included in the estimate above.
- How much is $80,000 after taxes in Alabama?
- A single filer earning $80,000 in Alabama takes home roughly $61,789 per year after federal tax, state tax, Social Security, and Medicare, based on 2026 rates.
- What is not included in this estimate?
- This estimate excludes tax credits, local or city taxes, pre-tax deductions like 401(k) and health insurance, and post-tax deductions. Your real paycheck may differ.