Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,153
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$8,187
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,072
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
$43,340
Kept after tax
$35,153
Worth in national money
$39,072
State rank
44
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for locksmiths and safe repairers is on the low side in Alabama. The middle earner gets $43,340. That is 44 of 48 states, and about 15.55% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in Alabama, this sits in the middle: 327 of 482 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,340 the take-home is $35,153; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,072 would nationally. The average comes to $43,730, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For locksmiths and safe repairers, Alabama sits in the lower band at $43,340, ranking 44 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 15.55%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Locksmiths and safe repairers ranks 327 of 482 occupations in Alabama by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for locksmiths and safe repairers in Alabama, on $43,340, is $35,153 — equivalent to $39,072 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 $43,730 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,880 |
| This salary | $43,340 |
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 | $35,153 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,004 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$992 |
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 | $41,036 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,200 |
| 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 locksmiths and safe repairers in Alabama earn under $43,340 and half over. The published range runs $29,690 at the tenth percentile to $57,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $35,153, from $43,340, 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 327 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 $39,072 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 327.
- Figures are distribution medians for locksmiths and safe repairers in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,690 to $57,880; 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 $35,153 from $43,340. 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 327 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,072, worked from $43,340, 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 327 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,690 at the tenth percentile, $57,880 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 $39,072 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Alabama adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,153 of this wage survives to your account.
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 48 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 ($29,690 to $57,880) 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 $39,072 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 $35,153 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.