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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Birmingham, AL

The median butchers and meat cutters in Birmingham, AL earns $36,920 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,515 a month.

10th percentile
$27,620
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$36,920
75th percentile
$45,770
90th percentile
$48,040

Based on 570 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

$30,184 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,920
Federal income tax−$2,250
Social Security + Medicare−$2,824
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,661
Monthly take-home$2,515
Every two weeks$1,161

Does it go far here?

$40,286Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
47%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 butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama