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Actors salary in Alabama

The median actors in Alabama earns $51,397 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,430 a month.

10th percentile
$44,075
25th percentile
$49,358
Median percentile
$51,397
75th percentile
$53,165
90th percentile
$53,810

Based on 150 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$41,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,397
Federal income tax−$3,988
Social Security + Medicare−$3,932
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,313
Monthly take-home$3,430
Every two weeks$1,583

Does it go far here?

$57,865Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama