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Birmingham: $2,365/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$61/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,365

Versus Chicago

−$61/mo

−$732 a year

Local pay

$86,305

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,192
Tax$1,849
Rent$1,106
Other bills$1,872
Left$2,365

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$2,365 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoBirmingham
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,849
  • Rent$1,106
  • Other living costs$1,872
  • Left over$2,365

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$86,305
Federal income tax
−$10,601
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,602
State income tax (AL)
−$4,125
City / county wage tax
−$863
Take-home pay
$64,113
Effective tax rate
25.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,106
Groceries
$364
Getting around
$553
Healthcare
$410
Utilities and internet
$228
Everything else
$319
Total spending
$2,978

Left over each month

$7,192 gross, minus $1,849 in tax and $2,978 in living costs.

$2,365

County by county

7 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Birmingham, AL
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Jefferson CountyAL670k57%$1,132$1,098$224,900$64,58925 min
Shelby CountyAL227k19%$1,348$1,288$298,700$93,54330 min
St. Clair CountyAL93k8%$1,077$998$218,500$78,99331 min
Walker CountyAL65k5%$743$731$131,100$54,50930 min
Blount CountyAL59k5%$743$733$169,700$61,09635 min
Chilton CountyAL46k4%$855$804$142,300$61,87331 min
Bibb CountyAL22k2%$802$768$132,600$51,21531 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,169 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,106.

Work from home
10.8% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
71.3% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

213 sunny days. July high 91°F. January nights 33°F. 25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
213 sunny days, 91°F in July, 33°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
1.2M people
Buying instead
Median home $226,200. About $1,428/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Alabama income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 9.3%, property tax 0.41%.

Fit

Money left over
59
Sun and mild weather
70
Being in a big city
52
Public school districts in Birmingham

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Birmingham
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Jefferson CountyBirmingham35,4445717.4
Birmingham CityBirmingham20,9544919.2
Shelby CountyColumbiana20,6383316.1
Hoover CityHoover13,6321814.5
St Clair CountyAshville9,6582018.9
Chilton CountyClanton7,9211417.9
Blount CountyOneonta7,6001718.2
Walker CountyJasper7,0911917.7
Vestavia Hills CityVestavia Hills6,934915.2
Alabaster CityAlabaster6,316516.1
Trussville CityTrussville5,005515.8
Homewood CityHomewood4,492513.1

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Birmingham calculated?

Birmingham is in Alabama, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Birmingham?

About $1,106 for a one-bedroom and $1,317 for a two-bedroom in Birmingham, AL.

How do I compare Birmingham with another city?

Put Birmingham next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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