Food Batchmakers in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,322
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$6,658
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,703
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
$36,980
Kept after tax
$30,322
Worth in national money
$33,703
State rank
43
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is among the lower-paying states for food batchmakers. The middle earner takes $36,980, ranking 43 of 50 states — about 12.56% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Alabama, this one sits low: 386 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $36,980 you keep $30,322 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,703 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $38,070, since top earners drag the number up.
- Alabama ranks 43 of 50 for food batchmakers, with a median of $36,980 — about 12.56% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Food batchmakers occupies position 386 of 482 in Alabama's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $30,322 after the full tax stack, from $36,980. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,703 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $38,070 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Food Batchmakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,740 |
| This salary | $36,980 |
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 | $30,322 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,893 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$882 |
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 | $35,025 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,067 |
| 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 food batchmakers in Alabama earn under $36,980 and half over. The published range runs $29,110 at the tenth percentile to $49,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $30,322, worked from $36,980. 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 386 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,703, the adjusted value of that $36,980 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 386 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for food batchmakers in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,110 to $49,740; 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.
- The Alabama take-home of $30,322, on $36,980 for work ranking 386 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 386 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $33,703 — the adjusted value of that $36,980 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 386 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,110 at the tenth percentile, $49,740 at the ninetieth.
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 $33,703.
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 $30,322.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,110 to $49,740) 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 $33,703 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 $30,322 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.