Engineers, All Other in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$109,339
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$43,211
28.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$121,528
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
$152,550
Kept after tax
$109,339
Worth in national money
$121,528
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is one of the better-paying states for engineers, all other. The middle earner takes $152,550, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 24.1% above the national middle.
- Within Alabama this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, engineers, all other ranks 5 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $152,550 you keep $109,339 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $121,528 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $146,450.
- Alabama ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for engineers, all other, at $152,550 — about 24.1% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Alabama publishes a median for, engineers, all other sits 5 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $109,339 after the full tax stack, from $152,550. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $121,528 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $146,450 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $87,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $152,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $195,190 |
| This salary | $152,550 |
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 | $109,339 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $115,534 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,635 |
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 | $143,486 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,747 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $152,550 as a midpoint for Alabama, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $87,780 and the ninetieth is $195,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $109,339, worked from $152,550. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 5 of 482.
- Two cautions on $121,528, the adjusted value of that $152,550 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 5 of 482 locally.
- The Alabama median of $152,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $87,780 to $195,190. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Alabama take-home of $109,339, on $152,550 for work ranking 5 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 5 of 482 in the state.
- This $121,528 adjusted figure, worked from $152,550, 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 5 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 5 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $146,450, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $87,780 at the tenth percentile, $195,190 at the ninetieth.
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 $121,528 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $109,339.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Alabama is $146,450. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($87,780 to $195,190) 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 $121,528 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 $109,339 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.