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Software Developers salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median software developers in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $104,870 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,491 a month.

10th percentile
$63,650
25th percentile
$77,590
Median percentile
$104,870
75th percentile
$134,800
90th percentile
$169,850

Based on 290 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

$77,887 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,870
Federal income tax−$14,241
Social Security + Medicare−$8,023
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$4,719
Monthly take-home$6,491
Every two weeks$2,996

Does it go far here?

$119,548Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
15%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

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