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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $48,430 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,243 a month.

10th percentile
$35,810
25th percentile
$40,700
Median percentile
$48,430
75th percentile
$60,100
90th percentile
$61,780

Based on 450 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

$38,914 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,430
Federal income tax−$3,632
Social Security + Medicare−$3,705
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,179
Monthly take-home$3,243
Every two weeks$1,497

Does it go far here?

$55,208Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
31%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 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama