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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median home health and personal care aides in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $28,550 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,986 a month.

10th percentile
$23,140
25th percentile
$26,720
Median percentile
$28,550
75th percentile
$32,910
90th percentile
$39,230

Based on 1,520 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

$23,835 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,550
Federal income tax−$1,246
Social Security + Medicare−$2,184
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,285
Monthly take-home$1,986
Every two weeks$917

Does it go far here?

$32,546Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
51%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 home health and personal care aides salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama