Alabama Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your Alabama take-home pay after federal withholding and FICA. Nothing leaves your browser.
Showing a $60,000/year, single-filer example for Alabama: $47,881.00 take-home pay after taxes. Enter your own numbers above for your result.
| Gross pay | $60,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | -$5,020.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$3,720.00 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$870.00 |
| Alabama state income tax | -$2,509.00 |
| Net take-home pay | $47,881.00 |
Estimate only, not tax advice — see the full disclaimer. Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
How Alabama paycheck taxes work
Alabama's paycheck math has a real twist most states don't share: it's one of only a handful of states that lets you subtract your actual federal income tax withholding from what's taxed at the state level, on top of a standard deduction and personal exemption, before a small 2%/4%/5% bracket schedule applies (the top 5% rate kicks in above just $3,000 of taxable income for most filers, or $6,000 for married couples filing jointly, so nearly everyone with a full-time job lands in that top bracket). The standard deduction itself isn't a flat number: it steps down as your gross pay rises, from as much as $8,500 for a married couple earning under $26,000 down to a $2,500 floor once household income passes about $35,500. This calculator applies the standard deduction, the federal-tax subtraction, and your personal exemption, but doesn't add Alabama's extra per-dependent exemption, since it doesn't collect a dependent count, so real take-home pay for someone with dependents will run a bit higher than this estimate. What's not in this number at all: several Alabama cities, including Birmingham, Bessemer, and Gadsden, charge their own separate municipal occupational tax (typically 1% to 2% of wages) collected outside the state withholding system entirely, so a real paycheck in one of those cities will be lower than shown here. There's no state disability insurance or paid-family-leave payroll deduction in Alabama.
Federal income tax is calculated using the 2026 IRS tax brackets after subtracting your standard deduction, based on your filing status. FICA is a flat 6.2% Social Security tax (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare tax, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on income above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly).
Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Alabama have a state income tax?
Yes. Alabama taxes wage income at 3 brackets ranging from 2% to 5%. See the state-specific section above for exactly how that applies to your filing status.
How is federal income tax calculated on a Alabama paycheck?
Federal tax is calculated on taxable income (gross pay minus your standard deduction) using the 2026 IRS marginal tax brackets, which apply the same way in every state, including Alabama. See "How Paycheck Withholding Works" for the full breakdown.
What is FICA and how much is withheld?
FICA is 6.2% Social Security (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly). It applies the same way in every state, including Alabama.
Is this calculator exact?
No, it's an estimate based on standard 2026 tax tables and common assumptions. It doesn't account for every possible deduction, credit, filing situation, or local tax. For Alabama specifically, it doesn't include several cities' own municipal occupational tax, including Birmingham, Bessemer, and Gadsden. See the disclaimer above the breakdown for details.