Biological Technicians in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,619
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$9,601
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,035
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,220
Kept after tax
$39,619
Worth in national money
$44,035
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Alabama pays biological technicians a middle wage of $49,220, 38 of 51 states and about 14.41% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Biological technicians ranks 258 among 482 occupations Alabama publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $49,220 you keep $39,619 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $44,035 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $48,940.
- Alabama's $49,220 median for biological technicians places it 38 of 51 states, about 14.41% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 258 of 482 in Alabama places biological technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $39,619 after the full tax stack, from $49,220. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,035 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,940 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Biological Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,230 |
| This salary | $49,220 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $39,619 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,728 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,094 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,594 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,323 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Alabama earn less than $49,220. The published range is $35,610 up to $62,230, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $39,619, from $49,220, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 258 of 482 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,035, the adjusted value of that $49,220 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Alabama. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 258 of 482 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for biological technicians in Alabama the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,610 to $62,230. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,619 from $49,220. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 258 of 482 locally.
- This $44,035 adjusted figure, worked from $49,220, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 258 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 258 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,610 and the top tenth $62,230, so most people doing this work in Alabama sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $44,035.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Alabama's own levy, $39,619 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,610 to $62,230) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $44,035 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,619 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.