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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median butchers and meat cutters in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $35,770 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,443 a month.

10th percentile
$24,480
25th percentile
$29,800
Median percentile
$35,770
75th percentile
$41,240
90th percentile
$47,430

Based on 120 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

$29,312 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,770
Federal income tax−$2,112
Social Security + Medicare−$2,736
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,610
Monthly take-home$2,443
Every two weeks$1,127

Does it go far here?

$40,777Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

All butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama