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Alabama Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Estimate your Alabama take-home pay for 2026. Enter your annual salary and filing status to see federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Alabama state income tax, all broken out line by line.
Alabama take-home pay calculator
- Gross pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security
- −$4,650
- Medicare
- −$1,088
- Alabama income tax
- −$3,485
- Take-home pay
- $58,108
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.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: Alabama Department of Revenue.
Estimate for 2026, based on annual tax brackets, not exact paycheck withholding or your final tax liability. Excludes local taxes, pre-tax deductions (401(k), health premiums), and credits. This is general information, not tax advice.
How this estimate is built
Your take-home pay starts with your gross salary, then subtracts four things: federal income tax (calculated on your salary minus the 2026 standard deduction, across the IRS brackets), Social Security (6.2% up to the annual wage base), Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% on high earnings), and Alabama state income tax. 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 is an annual-bracket estimate, not the exact amount withheld from each paycheck (employers use IRS withholding tables) and not your final tax bill. It also excludes pre-tax deductions like 401(k) contributions and health premiums, and any tax credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
Paycheck calculators for other states
Same 2026 engine, each with its own state rules.