Physicians, All Other in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$187,479
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$85,131
31.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$208,379
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
$272,610
Kept after tax
$187,479
Worth in national money
$208,379
State rank
29
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama sits in the middle of the pack for physicians, all other. The median is $272,610, ranking 29 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Alabama reports, physicians, all other comes in at 1 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $272,610 you keep $187,479 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $208,379 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $264,580.
- Alabama occupies the middle band for physicians, all other: a median of $272,610, ranking 29 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Physicians, all other ranks 1 of 482 occupations by median in Alabama, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $187,479 after the full tax stack, from $272,610. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $208,379 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $264,580 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $98,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $272,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $424,420 |
| This salary | $272,610 |
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 | $187,479 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $198,017 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,606 |
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 | $256,545 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,144 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $272,610 as a midpoint for Alabama, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $98,690 and the ninetieth is $424,420 — 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 $187,479, worked from $272,610. 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 1 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $208,379, the adjusted value of that $272,610 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 1 of 482 in the state.
- The Alabama median of $272,610 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $98,690 to $424,420. 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 $187,479, on $272,610 for work ranking 1 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 1 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $208,379 — the adjusted value of that $272,610 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 1 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $98,690 at the bottom tenth to $424,420 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $208,379.
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 $187,479.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($98,690) and the ninetieth ($424,420) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $208,379 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 $187,479 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.