Pay · Dishwashers · Alabama
Dishwasher salary in Alabama: $28,930 a year
What dishwashers earn in Alabama, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 44th of 51 states and 17% below the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
Alabama in brief
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
Starting pay to top pay in Alabama
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
Alabama U.S.: $26,200 – $42,860
Alabama and the states next to it
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
The paycheck at the median in Alabama
$28,930 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $3,505 of it (12.1%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $2,119 $2,411 before tax
- Every two weeks $978 $1,113 before tax
- A week $489 $556 before tax
- A year $25,425 $28,930 before tax
- Take-home $25,425
- Federal income tax $1,292
- Medicare $419
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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Dishwasher pay in Alabama: questions people ask
What is the average dishwasher salary in Alabama?
The median is $28,930 a year: half of the 3,540 dishwashers in Alabama earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $21,810, the best-paid tenth over $35,840.
What is the starting salary for dishwashers in Alabama?
Most start around $21,810 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is Alabama for dishwasher pay?
44th of 51 states. Washington pays the most, $40,080.
Do dishwashers earn more in Alabama or Florida?
Alabama: $28,930 against $31,240 in Florida — $2,310 less a year.
How much is a dishwasher paycheck in Alabama?
At the median, about $2,119 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $2,411 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”