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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median child, family, and school social workers in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $44,640 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,003 a month.

10th percentile
$35,960
25th percentile
$40,120
Median percentile
$44,640
75th percentile
$55,360
90th percentile
$68,230

Based on 180 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

$36,039 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,640
Federal income tax−$3,177
Social Security + Medicare−$3,415
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,009
Monthly take-home$3,003
Every two weeks$1,386

Does it go far here?

$50,888Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
33%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama