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

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $36,480 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,488 a month.

10th percentile
$28,540
25th percentile
$31,220
Median percentile
$36,480
75th percentile
$43,220
90th percentile
$44,940

Based on 1,740 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

$29,850 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,480
Federal income tax−$2,198
Social Security + Medicare−$2,791
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,642
Monthly take-home$2,488
Every two weeks$1,148

Does it go far here?

$41,586Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
40%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama