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Alabama taxes wages with graduated brackets topping out at 5.00%. A single filer on $75,000 pays about $3,127 in Alabama tax and takes home about $58,466 a year after federal tax and FICA. The calculator below has Alabama selected — enter your own salary.

$2,632.06 Take-home per paycheck

Gross per paycheck
$3,461.54
Federal income tax
$421.92
Social Security (6.2%)
$214.62
Medicare
$50.19
Alabama income tax
$142.75
Take-home per year
$68,434
Total tax rate
24.0%

Federal, FICA, and Alabama state tax (standard deduction). Local/city income tax, health insurance, and other payroll deductions aren't modeled.

How it works

Federal income tax uses the 2026 brackets and standard deduction for your filing status. Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the annual wage base and Medicare 1.45% of all wages (plus 0.9% above $200,000 single). Alabama's tax is figured on your income after a $3,000 standard deduction and a $1,500 personal exemption (single-filer figures). Some Alabama cities and counties levy their own income tax — about 0.07% of income on average where it applies — which isn't included here.

Alabama income tax brackets, 2026 (single)

Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $500 2.00%
$500 – $3,000 4.00%
Over $3,000 5.00%

Take-home pay in Alabama by salary

Salary Alabama tax (single) Take-home, single Take-home, married
$40,000 $1,629 $32,691 $34,679
$60,000 $2,509 $47,881 $50,192
$80,000 $3,322 $61,789 $65,382
$100,000 $4,102 $75,079 $80,572
$150,000 $6,023 $107,768 $116,932
$200,000 $7,923 $141,004 $151,118

Married figures assume the salary is the household's only income, filing jointly. Alabama has some of the lowest property taxes in the country, which keeps the monthly cost of owning down even as home prices have climbed. Insurance runs higher near the Gulf Coast.

Frequently asked questions

Does Alabama have a state income tax?
Yes — graduated brackets from 2.00% up to 5.00% for 2026, applied after the state's standard deduction or exemption.
What is take-home pay on $60,000 in Alabama?
A single filer earning $60,000 in Alabama takes home about $47,881 a year, or $3,990 a month, after federal income tax, FICA, and about $2,509 in Alabama tax.
How much state tax comes out of a $100,000 salary in Alabama?
About $4,102 a year for a single filer, leaving $75,079 take-home versus $79,180 with federal tax alone. That's a total tax rate of about 24.9%.
Do cities or counties in Alabama charge income tax?
Some do. Local income taxes in Alabama average about 0.07% of income where they apply, according to the Tax Foundation. They aren't included in this estimate — add your locality's rate if it has one.

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