SALARY · COUNTER AND RENTAL CLERKS · ALABAMA

Counter and Rental Clerks salary in Alabama

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For counter and rental clerks in Alabama, the middle of the field earned $35,170 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$35,170

$17 per hour at the median · That is $6,130 (14.8 percent) below the national median of $41,300 for this occupation.

$36,710Mean annual salary
$18Mean hourly wage
$8,010People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $28,580Median: $35,17075th: $41,680
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,580
Median (50th percentile)$35,170
75th percentile$41,680
Mean$36,710

The middle half of workers earned from $28,580 to $41,680 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$29,023 a year
$2,419 a month
Federal tax $2,040 · FICA $2,691 · State tax $1,416

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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