Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,684
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$6,456
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,994
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
$36,140
Kept after tax
$29,684
Worth in national money
$32,994
State rank
45
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Alabama. The middle earner gets $36,140. That is 45 of 50 states, and about 8.81% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 482 occupations Alabama publishes, this job lands at 405. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Alabama does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $36,140 you keep $29,684, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,994 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $35,560, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers, Alabama sits in the lower band at $36,140, ranking 45 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 8.81%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Alabama, this work ranks 405 of 482 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Alabama income tax, retained pay for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers on $36,140 is $29,684. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,994 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $35,560 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,840 |
| This salary | $36,140 |
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 | $29,684 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,218 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$868 |
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 | $34,231 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,049 |
| 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 $36,140. The published range is $22,420 up to $47,840, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $29,684, worked from $36,140. 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 405 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,994, the adjusted value of that $36,140 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 405 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Alabama the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,420 to $47,840. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Alabama take-home of $29,684, on $36,140 for work ranking 405 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 405 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $32,994 — the adjusted value of that $36,140 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 405 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $22,420 and the top tenth $47,840, so most people doing this work in Alabama sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Alabama sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $32,994 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $29,684 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,420 to $47,840) 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 $32,994 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 $29,684 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.