New Accounts Clerks in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,246
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$8,534
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,287
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
$44,780
Kept after tax
$36,246
Worth in national money
$40,287
State rank
35
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is among the lower-paying states for new accounts clerks. The middle earner takes $44,780, ranking 35 of 45 states — about 6.06% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Alabama reports figures for, this is number 313.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $44,780 you keep $36,246 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,287 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $43,330.
- Alabama ranks 35 of 45 for new accounts clerks, with a median of $44,780 — about 6.06% 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.
- In Alabama's occupational distribution, new accounts clerks sits at 313 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $36,246 after the full tax stack, from $44,780. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,287 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,330 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,820 |
| This salary | $44,780 |
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 | $36,246 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,161 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,017 |
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 | $42,398 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,230 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,780 as a midpoint for Alabama, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,030 and the ninetieth is $48,820 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $36,246, from $44,780, 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 313 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,287, the adjusted value of that $44,780 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 313 of 482 in the state.
- The Alabama median of $44,780 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,030 to $48,820. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,246 from $44,780. 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 313 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $40,287 — the adjusted value of that $44,780 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 313 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 $43,330, 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?
The range here is narrow. From $34,030 at the bottom tenth to $48,820 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $40,287.
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, $36,246 remains.
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 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $43,330. 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 ($34,030 to $48,820) 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 $40,287 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 $36,246 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.