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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Alabama

The median transportation security screeners in Alabama earns $63,770 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,212 a month.

10th percentile
$49,940
25th percentile
$61,710
Median percentile
$63,770
75th percentile
$67,890
90th percentile
$72,110

Based on 260 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

$50,550 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,770
Federal income tax−$5,472
Social Security + Medicare−$4,878
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,870
Monthly take-home$4,212
Every two weeks$1,944

Does it go far here?

$71,794Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
24%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 transportation security screeners salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama