Database Administrators salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median database administrators in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $85,800 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,444 a month.

10th percentile: $62,260
25th percentile: $70,530
Median percentile: $85,800
75th percentile: $102,650
90th percentile: $123,550

Based on 70 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

$65,329 take-home a year

Gross pay	$85,800
Federal income tax	−$10,046
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,564
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$3,861
Monthly take-home	$5,444
Every two weeks	$2,513

Does it go far here?

$97,809Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).

18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Job	Median 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

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