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Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Alabama

The median highway maintenance workers in Alabama earns $37,430 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,548 a month.

10th percentile
$27,620
25th percentile
$30,970
Median percentile
$37,430
75th percentile
$45,550
90th percentile
$52,750

Based on 2,730 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

$30,571 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,430
Federal income tax−$2,312
Social Security + Medicare−$2,863
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,684
Monthly take-home$2,548
Every two weeks$1,176

Does it go far here?

$42,140Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
40%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 highway maintenance workers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama