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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Alabama

The median correctional officers and jailers in Alabama earns $46,660 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,131 a month.

10th percentile
$30,430
25th percentile
$35,900
Median percentile
$46,660
75th percentile
$64,140
90th percentile
$74,290

Based on 4,970 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 correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama