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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Birmingham, AL

The median public safety telecommunicators in Birmingham, AL earns $47,390 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,177 a month.

10th percentile
$31,940
25th percentile
$36,340
Median percentile
$47,390
75th percentile
$51,060
90th percentile
$60,840

Based on 470 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

$38,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,390
Federal income tax−$3,507
Social Security + Medicare−$3,625
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,133
Monthly take-home$3,177
Every two weeks$1,466

Does it go far here?

$51,711Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
37%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama