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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Birmingham, AL

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Birmingham, AL earns $47,330 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,173 a month.

10th percentile
$32,160
25th percentile
$38,900
Median percentile
$47,330
75th percentile
$55,430
90th percentile
$61,680

Based on 5,430 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

$38,080 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,330
Federal income tax−$3,500
Social Security + Medicare−$3,621
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,130
Monthly take-home$3,173
Every two weeks$1,465

Does it go far here?

$51,645Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama