Paycheck Atlas

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $21,690 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,541 a month.

10th percentile
$21,440
25th percentile
$21,440
Median percentile
$21,690
75th percentile
$25,720
90th percentile
$27,900

Based on 540 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

$18,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$21,690
Federal income tax−$559
Social Security + Medicare−$1,659
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$976
Monthly take-home$1,541
Every two weeks$711

Does it go far here?

$24,726Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
65%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama