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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Birmingham, AL

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Birmingham, AL earns $37,500 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,552 a month.

10th percentile
$28,600
25th percentile
$32,680
Median percentile
$37,500
75th percentile
$44,960
90th percentile
$48,030

Based on 8,200 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

$30,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,500
Federal income tax−$2,320
Social Security + Medicare−$2,869
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,688
Monthly take-home$2,552
Every two weeks$1,178

Does it go far here?

$40,919Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama