SALARY · CARPENTERS · ALABAMA

Carpenters salary in Alabama

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For carpenters in Alabama, that middle figure was $48,220 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$48,220

$23 per hour at the median · That is $12,360 (20.4 percent) below the national median of $60,580 for this occupation.

$49,490Mean annual salary
$24Mean hourly wage
$5,560People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $40,410Median: $48,22075th: $56,390
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$40,410
Median (50th percentile)$48,220
75th percentile$56,390
Mean$49,490

The middle half of workers earned from $40,410 to $56,390 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$38,934 a year
$3,245 a month
Federal tax $3,606 · FICA $3,689 · State tax $1,991

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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