Alabama Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Your hourly rate and hours in, your take-home pay out. Overtime is paid at 1.5× your rate; tips you report are taxed like wages.
= $652.04 a week · $2,825.52 a month · $33,906.24 a year
Gross pay$1,600.00$41,600.00
Your pay before anything is taken out: yearly pay divided by the 26 paychecks in a year (hourly pay is a week's pay × 52, spread the same way).
Federal income tax · withheld−$108.15−$2,812.00
Worked out from your pay and your Form W-4 with the IRS percentage method (Worksheet 1A): yearly pay, minus the allowance for your filing status, into the 2026 annual table, minus W-4 credits, divided by paychecks. Each line, for this paycheck:
| Pay subject to income tax, for the year · $1,600.00 × 26 paychecks | $41,600.00 |
| Minus the IRS withholding allowance · Pub 15-T Worksheet 1A, line 1g | −$8,600.00 |
| Adjusted yearly wage | $33,000.00 |
| Tax from the IRS yearly table · standard table | $2,812.00 |
| Federal income tax per paycheck · divided by 26 | $108.15 |
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A - the percentage method payroll software uses for a Form W-4 from 2020 or later. Your employer's figure can differ by a few cents because of rounding.
Adjusted yearly wage: $33,000.00, so this row applies:
| Over | Not over | Base tax | + rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $7,500 | $0.00 | 0% |
| $7,500 | $19,900 | $0.00 | 10% |
| $19,900 | $57,900 | $1,240.00 | 12% Your row |
| $57,900 | $113,200 | $5,800.00 | 22% |
| $113,200 | $209,275 | $17,966.00 | 24% |
| $209,275 | $263,725 | $41,024.00 | 32% |
| $263,725 | $648,100 | $58,448.00 | 35% |
| $648,100 | - | $192,979.25 | 37% |
$1,240.00 + 12% × ($33,000.00 − $19,900.00) = $2,812.00
Source: IRS Publication 15-T (2026) · checked Sep 21, 2026
Social Security (6.2%)−$99.20−$2,579.20
6.2% of your pay (after pre-tax benefits, not after 401(k)) up to $184,500 of pay in 2026. Once your pay for the year passes that, it stops until January. Stubs often call it OASDI or FICA.
Source: Social Security Administration - 2026 wage base · checked Sep 21, 2026
Medicare (1.45%)−$23.20−$603.20
1.45% of all your pay, with no yearly limit, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare on pay above $200,000 in the year.
Source: IRS Publication 15 (2026) · checked Sep 21, 2026
Alabama income tax · withheld−$65.36−$1,699.36
2% to 5%, after a deduction for federal income tax. Worked out with Alabama's official 2026 withholding tables, step by step:
| Pay subject to Alabama tax, for the year · this paycheck × 26, after pre-tax 401(k) and health benefits | $41,600.00 |
| Minus Alabama standard deduction · single (S), pay of $35,500 or more | −$2,500.00 |
| Minus federal income tax withheld · your federal income tax for the year | −$2,812.00 |
| Minus personal exemption · single (S) | −$1,500.00 |
| Alabama taxable pay for the year | $34,788.00 |
| Yearly Alabama tax · 2% / 4% / 5%; 5% on the part over $3,000 | $1,699.40 |
| Alabama income tax this paycheck · ÷ 26 | $65.36 |
Alabama taxable pay for the year: $34,788.00, so this row applies:
| Over | Not over | Base tax | + rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $500 | $0.00 | 2% |
| $500 | $3,000 | $10.00 | 4% |
| $3,000 | - | $110.00 | 5% Your row |
$110.00 + 5% × ($34,788.00 − $3,000.00) = $1,699.40
Source: Alabama Department of Revenue - Withholding Tax Tables and Instructions for Employers (Jan 2026), p. 4 (bonuses) · checked Oct 16, 2026
Local occupational tax · enter your local rate above$0.00$0.00
Local occupational tax: an employee-paid Alabama payroll program, taken as a share of your pay (enter your local rate above).
Source: Alabama Department of Revenue - Withholding Tax Tables and Instructions for Employers (Jan 2026), p. 4 (bonuses) · checked Oct 16, 2026
Built by Ashish Hirpara · figures from IRS and state publications · sources · corrections
Hourly pay in Alabama
Alabama has no minimum wage law of its own, so the federal minimum applies: $7.25 an hour. Tipped employees - those who get more than $30 a month in tips - can be paid a cash wage of $2.13 as long as tips bring them up to $7.25.
Overtime. Federal rules apply: time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek. On your Alabama return you can deduct the premium part of overtime pay, up to $1,000 for 2026, but it is still withheld on.
Wage problems. The Alabama Department of Labor says the state has no wage and hour laws, so complaints about minimum wage or overtime go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
Minimum wage after taxes in Alabama
At Alabama's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour (since July 24, 2009), a full-time worker takes home about $516.82 every two weeks - $13,437 a year, or $6.46 for each hour worked after tax. No increase is scheduled.
| Minimum wage, $7.25/hour | Gross per paycheck | Take-home per paycheck | Take-home a year | After tax per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 hours a week | $580.00 | $516.82 | $13,437 | $6.46 |
| 30 hours a week | $435.00 | $390.16 | $10,144 | $6.50 |
| 20 hours a week | $290.00 | $263.50 | $6,851 | $6.59 |
Paid every two weeks, single filer, standard W-4, no benefits. Tipped workers can be paid $2.13 an hour in cash if tips bring them to the full minimum; their tax depends on the tips they report. Every state's figures: minimum wage after taxes by state.
Take-home at common hourly rates in Alabama
Full time (40 hours a week), paid every two weeks, single filer with a standard W-4 and no benefits. The last column is what you keep for each hour worked.
| Hourly rate | Take-home per paycheck | Take-home a year | Kept per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 (minimum wage) | $516.82 | $13,437 | $6.46 |
| $15 | $1,000.72 | $26,019 | $12.51 |
| $18 | $1,182.57 | $30,747 | $14.78 |
| $20 | $1,304.09 | $33,906 | $16.30 |
| $22 | $1,425.61 | $37,066 | $17.82 |
| $25 | $1,607.89 | $41,805 | $20.10 |
| $30 | $1,911.69 | $49,704 | $23.90 |
Part time and overtime at $20 an hour in Alabama
Every two weeks, single filer, standard W-4. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the rate. More hours mean a larger share is withheld, because withholding is worked out as if each paycheck were repeated all year.
| Hours a week | Gross per paycheck | Take-home per paycheck | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hours | $800.00 | $691.82 | 86% |
| 30 hours | $1,200.00 | $1,000.72 | 83% |
| 40 hours | $1,600.00 | $1,304.09 | 82% |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime | $1,900.00 | $1,531.94 | 81% |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime | $2,200.00 | $1,759.79 | 80% |
Because hours change from week to week, your withholding changes too: a week with lots of overtime is withheld as if you earned that much every week, so more comes out. It usually evens out when you file your return.
Tips and overtime in 2026
New federal deductions apply for 2025 through 2028: up to $25,000 for qualified tips, and up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers) for the extra "half" of time-and-a-half overtime. Both phase out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint).
These are deductions on your tax return. Your employer still takes Social Security and Medicare out of tips and overtime, and still withholds income tax unless you tell it otherwise. If you expect to claim them, you can put the expected amount in Step 4(b) of your W-4 (and in the Step 4(b) box above) so less income tax is withheld during the year.
Every line that comes out of an Alabama paycheck, with its official source, is set out on the Alabama paycheck calculator.
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Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods - Worksheet 1A and the annual percentage-method tables
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide - Social Security and Medicare rates
- Social Security Administration - 2026 wage base of $184,500
- IRS - tips and overtime deductions
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Withholding Tax Tables and Instructions for Employers (Jan 2026), p. 4 (bonuses) - employers may withhold state income tax from bonuses and supplemental wage payments at 5% (read Sep 27, 2026)
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Withholding Tax Tables and Instructions for Employers and Withholding Agents (revised January 2026) - formula steps 1–6; standard deduction phase-down; $1,500/$3,000 personal exemption; $1,000/$500/$300 per dependent; 2%/4%/5% rates; federal withholding deducted; worked example (M-2, $850 weekly → $29.59); no A-4 → zero exemptions
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Form A-4, Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate (rev. 4/2025) - exemption lines 0, S, MS, M, H; dependents other than spouse
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Withholding tax FAQs - Section 125, 401(k) and 403(b) exclusions recognized
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Overtime Premium Deduction (Act 2026-604) - deduction on the return for tax years 2026–2028, up to $1,000; W-2 wages and withholding unchanged
- Alabama Department of Revenue - Unemployment compensation tax - tax is due by an employer on the first $8,000 paid to each employee
- U.S. Treasury, Treasury Financial Manual - Appendix 2: list of cities and counties, types of tax - Alabama localities with occupational taxes, including the City of Birmingham
- City of Birmingham - Finance Department (Tax and License Administration) - collects occupational license taxes
- U.S. Department of Labor - State minimum wage laws - Alabama: no state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 applies
- U.S. Department of Labor - Minimum wages for tipped employees - Alabama: federal $2.13 cash wage, more than $30 a month in tips
- Alabama Department of Labor - Wage and Hour information - no state wage and hour laws; federal rules and the U.S. Wage and Hour Division
- U.S. Department of Labor - State payday requirements - Alabama: no regulations or not specified
- U.S. Department of Labor - Last paycheck - federal law does not require immediate final pay
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026) - Worksheet 1A - used to estimate federal withholding if the engine does not pass it
Questions
What is minimum wage after taxes in Alabama?
At $7.25 an hour for 40 hours a week, about $516.82 every two weeks and $13,437 a year after federal and state taxes, Social Security and Medicare (single filer, standard W-4).
What is $15 an hour after taxes in Alabama?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $15 an hour is $1,200.00 before tax and about $1,000.72 after tax per paycheck - $26,019 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
What is $20 an hour after taxes in Alabama?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $20 an hour is $1,600.00 before tax and about $1,304.09 after tax per paycheck - $33,906 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
What is $25 an hour after taxes in Alabama?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $25 an hour is $2,000.00 before tax and about $1,607.89 after tax per paycheck - $41,805 a year - for a single filer with a standard W-4.
How much does 5 hours of overtime a week add at $20 an hour in Alabama?
Five overtime hours at $30 add $300.00 of gross pay to each two-week paycheck, and about $227.85 after tax (single filer, standard W-4).