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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Alabama

The median fast food and counter workers in Alabama earns $23,700 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,672 a month.

10th percentile
$21,080
25th percentile
$22,050
Median percentile
$23,700
75th percentile
$27,840
90th percentile
$32,740

Based on 41,460 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

$20,060 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,700
Federal income tax−$760
Social Security + Medicare−$1,813
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,067
Monthly take-home$1,672
Every two weeks$772

Does it go far here?

$26,682Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
60%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama