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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median public safety telecommunicators in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $44,070 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,967 a month.

10th percentile
$29,850
25th percentile
$34,980
Median percentile
$44,070
75th percentile
$52,530
90th percentile
$62,900

Based on 170 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

$35,607 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,070
Federal income tax−$3,108
Social Security + Medicare−$3,371
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,983
Monthly take-home$2,967
Every two weeks$1,370

Does it go far here?

$50,238Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
34%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama