Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $45,860 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.

10th percentile: $29,270
25th percentile: $39,340
Median percentile: $45,860
75th percentile: $54,410
90th percentile: $61,710

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

$36,965 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,860
Federal income tax	−$3,323
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,508
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,064
Monthly take-home	$3,080
Every two weeks	$1,422

Does it go far here?

$52,279Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).

33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Job	Median 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

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