Computer Occupations, All Other in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,210
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$27,120
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$88,040
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
$106,330
Kept after tax
$79,210
Worth in national money
$88,040
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Alabama is 22 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $106,330. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Alabama reports, this job comes in at 34 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $106,330 the take-home is $79,210; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $88,040 would nationally. The average comes to $106,400, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Alabama ranks 22 of 51 for computer occupations, all other at $106,330. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Computer occupations, all other ranks 34 of 482 occupations by median in Alabama, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for computer occupations, all other in Alabama, on $106,330, is $79,210 — equivalent to $88,040 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $106,400 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $106,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $151,300 |
| This salary | $106,330 |
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 | $79,210 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $83,633 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,976 |
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 | $100,042 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,729 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer occupations, all other in Alabama earn under $106,330 and half over. The published range runs $59,260 at the tenth percentile to $151,300 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $79,210, from $106,330, 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 34 of 482 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $88,040 uses one figure for the whole of Alabama. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 34.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer occupations, all other in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $59,260 to $151,300; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $79,210 from $106,330. 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 34 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $88,040, worked from $106,330, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Alabama address, on work sitting at 34 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $59,260 at the bottom tenth to $151,300 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Alabama is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $88,040 in national terms.
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, $79,210 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($59,260) and the ninetieth ($151,300) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $88,040 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 $79,210 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.