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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Alabama

The median social and human service assistants in Alabama earns $35,830 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,446 a month.

10th percentile
$24,170
25th percentile
$29,660
Median percentile
$35,830
75th percentile
$42,730
90th percentile
$52,100

Based on 3,370 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

$29,357 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,830
Federal income tax−$2,120
Social Security + Medicare−$2,741
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,612
Monthly take-home$2,446
Every two weeks$1,129

Does it go far here?

$40,339Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama