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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Birmingham, AL

The median occupational therapy assistants in Birmingham, AL earns $63,170 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,175 a month.

10th percentile
$50,100
25th percentile
$60,810
Median percentile
$63,170
75th percentile
$76,610
90th percentile
$81,910

Based on 190 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

$50,094 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,170
Federal income tax−$5,400
Social Security + Medicare−$4,833
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,843
Monthly take-home$4,175
Every two weeks$1,927

Does it go far here?

$68,930Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
28%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 occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama