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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median fast food and counter workers in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $24,630 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,732 a month.

10th percentile
$21,020
25th percentile
$22,200
Median percentile
$24,630
75th percentile
$27,930
90th percentile
$35,030

Based on 2,360 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

$20,784 take-home a year
Gross pay$24,630
Federal income tax−$853
Social Security + Medicare−$1,884
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,108
Monthly take-home$1,732
Every two weeks$799

Does it go far here?

$28,077Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
58%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama