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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Birmingham, AL

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Birmingham, AL earns $36,980 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,519 a month.

10th percentile
$28,580
25th percentile
$29,030
Median percentile
$36,980
75th percentile
$38,150
90th percentile
$46,090

Based on 430 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

$30,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,980
Federal income tax−$2,258
Social Security + Medicare−$2,829
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,664
Monthly take-home$2,519
Every two weeks$1,163

Does it go far here?

$40,352Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama