Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,181
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$8,829
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,326
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
$46,010
Kept after tax
$37,181
Worth in national money
$41,326
State rank
29
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $46,010, ranking 29 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Alabama, this sits in the middle: 301 of 482 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,010 you keep $37,181 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,326 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $46,030, since top earners drag the number up.
- Alabama occupies the middle band for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping: a median of $46,010, ranking 29 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ranks 301 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.
- Retained pay in Alabama is $37,181 after the full tax stack, from $46,010. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,326 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $46,030 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,120 |
| This salary | $46,010 |
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 | $37,181 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,149 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,038 |
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 | $43,560 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,256 |
| 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 $46,010. The published range is $31,800 up to $60,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $37,181, from $46,010, 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 301 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 $41,326, the adjusted value of that $46,010 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 301 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Alabama the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,800 to $60,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,181 from $46,010. 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 301 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $41,326 — the adjusted value of that $46,010 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 301 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,800 and the top tenth $60,120, so most people doing this work in Alabama sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $41,326 in national terms.
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, $37,181 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 ($31,800 to $60,120) 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 $41,326 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 $37,181 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.