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Alabama Income Tax Calculator (2026)
Estimate your Alabama state income tax for 2026. Enter your taxable income and filing status to see what Alabama taxes and your effective state rate, broken out line by line.
Alabama state income tax calculator
- Taxable income entered
- $75,000
- Alabama standard deduction
- −$3,000
- Personal exemption
- −$1,500
- Income taxed by Alabama
- $70,500
- Alabama income tax
- $3,485
Alabama has three brackets from 2% to 5%, with the 5% top rate reaching income over $3,000 single ($6,000 married-jointly), so most earners pay close to 5%. The standard deduction and the $1,000 dependent exemption phase down as income rises, and Alabama lets you deduct your federal income tax, which lowers the effective rate.
Some Alabama cities levy a local occupational tax on wages earned in the city (for example Birmingham and Bessemer at 1%, Gadsden at 2%), which is not included here.
State figures: Alabama Department of Revenue.
Estimate for 2026 state income tax only, based on annual tax brackets — it excludes federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, local taxes, and any credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How Alabama income tax is figured
Alabama runs graduated brackets: higher slices of income are taxed at higher rates. Alabama has three brackets from 2% to 5%, with the 5% top rate reaching income over $3,000 single ($6,000 married-jointly), so most earners pay close to 5%. The standard deduction and the $1,000 dependent exemption phase down as income rises, and Alabama lets you deduct your federal income tax, which lowers the effective rate.
Local taxes: Some Alabama cities levy a local occupational tax on wages earned in the city (for example Birmingham and Bessemer at 1%, Gadsden at 2%), which is not included here.
This estimate covers state income tax only. It does not include federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, or tax credits. It is an annual-bracket estimate, not your final return. This is general information, not tax advice.
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