Alabama Paycheck Tax Calculator

Estimate take-home pay and employee taxes for Alabama. Enter your pay details to get a line-by-line breakdown.

Alabama Paycheck

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Federal withholding
State-specific questions Only the inputs required for Alabama appear here.
State adjustments
Optional extra state amount per paycheck.
Pre-tax deductions
Retirement
Take home
Employee taxes
Employer taxes
Earnings $2,000.00
Taxes −$416.84
Federal Income Tax −$156.15
Social Security −$124.00
Medicare −$29.00
AL State Income Tax −$107.69
Take Home $1,583.16
Employer cost breakdown
Gross pay $2,000.00
Employer Social Security +$124.00
Employer Medicare +$29.00
FUTA +$120.00
AL UC Tax +$0.00
AL UC Tax +$0.00
Total employer cost $2,273.00
Line Who pays Rate Wage base
AL State Income Tax
Annualized Alabama withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
Employee Bracket or formula based No cap
AL UC Tax
Alabama unemployment compensation is employer-paid on the first $8,000 of wages per employee. The exact employer rate still depends on the employer's assigned UC rate notice, tax-rate schedule, and shared-cost factor, so this line requires the employer's current Alabama UC rate data for an exact total.
Employer User supplied $8,000
AL UC Tax
Alabama unemployment compensation is employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned state unemployment rate notice and the current taxable wage base for the selected tax year, so this line remains calculator-only until employer-specific rate input is captured.
Employer User supplied No cap
Some state or local tax rules for this jurisdiction are still partial and may require user-entered rates or manual review. Some employer-side state taxes depend on employer size, assigned unemployment rates, or program elections. Review the line notes before relying on those totals. Some state-specific lines need additional answers before the calculator can resolve all applicable rates: EmployerAssignedRatePercent, EmployerTaxableWageBase.

This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Rates and rules change frequently — confirm with official sources before making payroll decisions.