Alabama
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Alabama’s income tax tops out at 5% after a small standard deduction ($3,000 single / $8,500 joint) and a personal exemption. The brackets move quickly: the top rate starts at only $3,000 of taxable income for a single filer. That structure looks mild next to California, and it still bites early. Some cities can add a local wage tax; this page leaves them off until you select one or type a custom percent.
Alabama lets you deduct federal income tax on the state return. This estimate does not take that deduction, so the Alabama line runs high on purpose rather than inventing a federal-tax figure. The standard deduction also phases down as AGI rises, and that phaseout is not computed either. Treat a mid-salary result as a ceiling on the state piece, not a payroll printout.
A traditional 401(k) reduces the Alabama wage base here; Social Security and Medicare do not move. Use the compare tool when an offer sits next to a no-tax southern state — the gap is Alabama’s brackets plus whatever local percent you add, not a different federal schedule.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,735.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,585.00 | $1,253.27 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $2,735.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,655.00 | $1,832.88 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $3,735.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $61,375.00 | $2,360.57 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $4,735.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $74,445.00 | $2,863.26 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $7,235.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $106,556.00 | $4,098.31 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Alabama: graduated state income tax (top 5%)
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Alabama can have local wage taxes in some places. This page leaves local tax off until you select a named jurisdiction or enter a custom percent.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Alabama page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
Why does this Alabama estimate run high?
Federal income tax is deductible on an Alabama return and is omitted here. The standard-deduction phaseout is also omitted. Both choices push the state line up.
How early does Alabama’s 5% rate start?
On the single schedule in this file, the top 5% bracket begins at $3,000 of taxable income after the small deduction and exemption.
Are Birmingham or Huntsville city taxes included?
Not automatically. Alabama can have local wage taxes; enter a custom percent or leave local off for a statewide-only estimate.
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.