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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Birmingham, AL

The median emergency medical technicians in Birmingham, AL earns $38,920 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,642 a month.

10th percentile
$30,750
25th percentile
$32,220
Median percentile
$38,920
75th percentile
$48,490
90th percentile
$57,320

Based on 420 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

$31,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,920
Federal income tax−$2,490
Social Security + Medicare−$2,977
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$2,642
Every two weeks$1,219

Does it go far here?

$42,469Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama