Alabama paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Alabama. State figures below are computed from Alabama's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. The A-4 example from Alabama's Withholding Tax Tables & Instructions: claim M with 2 dependents, $850 a week, $35.19 a week of federal withholding.
Federal income tax $35.19 · Social Security $52.70 · Medicare $12.33 · Alabama withholding $29.59 · Take-home $720.19 per week

How Alabama withholding works

State form: A-4.

Alabama annualizes your wages, subtracts a sliding standard deduction (smaller as wages rise), your annualized federal withholding — Alabama is one of the few states that deducts it — your personal exemption, and a per-dependent amount that steps down at higher incomes, then applies its 2%/4%/5% brackets.

Current parameters

formula steps	Annualize period wages; deduct (A) standard deduction per schedule, (B) annualized federal income tax withholding, (C) personal exemption, (D) dependent amounts; apply brackets; divide by pay periods. Wage-bracket tables also provided.
brackets single head married separate	3 entries (see the cited publication)
brackets married joint	3 entries (see the cited publication)
standard deduction	See the cited publication
personal exemption	See the cited publication
dependent amount each	See the cited publication
federal withholding deduction	Annualized federal income tax withholding is deducted before applying state brackets (line 2B) - unusual among states.

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

Statewide method only; Alabama has no local income taxes for most workers (a few cities, e.g. Bessemer and Birmingham, levy occupational taxes that are not computed here).

Source. Withholding Tax Tables and Instructions for Employers and Withholding Agents (Revised January 2026) — Alabama Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.