Procurement Clerks in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,444
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$10,496
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,176
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
$52,940
Kept after tax
$42,444
Worth in national money
$47,176
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for procurement clerks is strong here. Alabama's middle earner gets $52,940, putting the state 17 of 51 — about 4.67% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Alabama reports figures for, this is number 229.
- Here is where Alabama does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $52,940 you keep $42,444, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,176 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $52,830, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For procurement clerks, Alabama sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $52,940, ranking 17 of 51 and running about 4.67% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Alabama's occupational distribution, procurement clerks sits at 229 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.
- After federal, FICA and Alabama income tax, retained pay for procurement clerks on $52,940 is $42,444. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,176 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 $52,830 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,600 |
| This salary | $52,940 |
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 | $42,444 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,717 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,158 |
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 | $50,111 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,401 |
| 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 procurement clerks in Alabama earn under $52,940 and half over. The published range runs $38,790 at the tenth percentile to $65,600 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 $42,444, worked from $52,940. 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 229 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,176, the adjusted value of that $52,940 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 229 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for procurement clerks in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,790 to $65,600; 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 $42,444, on $52,940 for work ranking 229 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 229 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $47,176 — the adjusted value of that $52,940 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 229 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,790 at the bottom tenth to $65,600 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $47,176 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $42,444 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,790 to $65,600) 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 $47,176 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 $42,444 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.