Alabama paycheck calculator: take-home pay 2026

In Alabama, your paycheck loses federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax of 2% to 5%. Enter your pay to see your take-home pay in Alabama for 2026.

Your pay

How you're paid

HourlySalary

Hours a week

State

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Filing status

How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,607.88 a paycheck

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax in Alabama, about $41,805 after tax ($3,484 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

A year$41,805
A month$3,483.75
A paycheck$1,607.88
An hour$20.10

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Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$41,80580.4%
Federal income tax$4,0607.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,9787.7%
Alabama taxes$2,1574.1%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$2,000.00
Federal income tax	−$156.15
Social Security	−$124.00
Medicare	−$29.00
Alabama income tax	−$82.96
Total taxes	−$392.12
Take-home pay	$1,607.88

Effective tax rate: 19.6%
Marginal tax rate: 24.1%
Federal bracket: 12%
Alabama bracket: 5%

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $52,000 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
2	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
3	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
4	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
5	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
6	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
7	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
8	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,157
9	$43,702	$3,642	$260	+$1,897
10	$43,241	$3,603	$721	+$1,436
11	$43,065	$3,589	$898	+$1,260
12	$42,976	$3,581	$987	+$1,171
13	$42,830	$3,569	$1,132	+$1,025
14	$42,787	$3,566	$1,175	+$982
15	$42,684	$3,557	$1,278	+$879
16	$42,638	$3,553	$1,324	+$833
17	$42,614	$3,551	$1,348	+$809
18	$42,597	$3,550	$1,365	+$792
19	$42,526	$3,544	$1,436	+$721
20	$42,484	$3,540	$1,478	+$679
21	$42,476	$3,540	$1,486	+$671
22	$42,458	$3,538	$1,505	+$653
23	$42,434	$3,536	$1,529	+$629
24	$42,396	$3,533	$1,566	+$591
25	$42,329	$3,527	$1,633	+$524
26	$42,314	$3,526	$1,648	+$509
27	$42,287	$3,524	$1,675	+$482
28	$42,275	$3,523	$1,687	+$470
29	$42,260	$3,522	$1,702	+$455
30	$42,228	$3,519	$1,734	+$423
31	$42,193	$3,516	$1,769	+$388
32	$42,175	$3,515	$1,787	+$370
33	$42,168	$3,514	$1,795	+$363
34	$42,154	$3,513	$1,808	+$349
35	$42,116	$3,510	$1,846	+$311
36	$42,057	$3,505	$1,905	+$252
37	$42,008	$3,501	$1,954	+$203
38	$42,003	$3,500	$1,959	+$198
39	$41,870	$3,489	$2,092	+$65
40	$41,860	$3,488	$2,102	+$55
41	$41,805	$3,484	$2,157	Selected
42	$41,803	$3,484	$2,159	−$2
43	$41,786	$3,482	$2,176	−$19
44	$41,721	$3,477	$2,241	−$84
45	$41,545	$3,462	$2,417	−$260
46	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$272
47	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$272
48	$41,495	$3,458	$2,467	−$310
49	$41,443	$3,454	$2,519	−$362
50	$40,405	$3,367	$3,557	−$1,400
51	$40,236	$3,353	$3,726	−$1,569

How Alabama taxes your paycheck

Alabama has three rates, 2%, 4% and 5%, and the 5% rate starts at just $3,000 of taxable income ($6,000 for a joint return). Unusually, it lets you deduct the federal income tax you pay.

Alabama income tax brackets for 2026
Taxable income, single	Rate	Married filing jointly	Rate
Up to $500	2%	Up to $1,000	2%
$500 to $3,000	4%	$1,000 to $6,000	4%
Over $3,000	5%	Over $6,000	5%

The standard deduction is $3,000 single, $8,500 for a joint return and $5,200 for head of household, and it shrinks to $2,500 ($5,000 joint) as income rises from $26,000 to $35,500.
The personal exemption is $1,500 ($3,000 for a joint return or head of household).

Local income tax

Some Alabama cities and counties charge an occupational tax on wages, such as Birmingham and Jefferson County. These are not included here.

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Minimum wage

$7.25 an hour after taxes

Hourly pay, 40 hours a week

Yearly salary

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Common questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Alabama?

On $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, a single filer in Alabama pays about 19.6% of pay in taxes and keeps $41,805 a year, or $1,607.88 every 2 weeks. On a $60,000 salary it is 20.2%, leaving $47,881 a year.

What is the Alabama income tax rate in 2026?

Alabama has three rates, 2%, 4% and 5%, and the 5% rate starts at just $3,000 of taxable income ($6,000 for a joint return). Unusually, it lets you deduct the federal income tax you pay. Each rate applies only to the income in its bracket.

What are Social Security and Medicare taxes?

Together they are called FICA. In 2026 Social Security takes 6.2% of pay up to $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000. Your employer pays the same amount again.

Are there local income taxes in Alabama?