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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Alabama

The median child, family, and school social workers in Alabama earns $46,660 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,131 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$41,890
Median percentile
$46,660
75th percentile
$59,560
90th percentile
$72,490

Based on 4,220 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

$37,572 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,660
Federal income tax−$3,419
Social Security + Medicare−$3,569
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,100
Monthly take-home$3,131
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$52,531Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
32%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama