SOC 49-3021 · Anniston-Oxford, AL metro

Automotive Body and Related Repairers Salary in Anniston, AL

The average salary for automotive body and related repairers in Anniston, Alabama is $51,550 a year ($24.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,860: half of the 50 people in this job in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

$51,550average per year

$24.78 / hourMedian $46,860Take-home ≈ $41,463

  • $29K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#9 of 12Alabama metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay range in Anniston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,510 or more. The middle half of automotive body and related repairers in Anniston earn between $39,380 and $58,500.

  • $29K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,550$4,296$24.78
Median$46,860$3,905$22.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,380$3,282$18.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,500$4,875$28.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers pay in Anniston vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Automotive body and related repairers in Anniston earn 5% less than the Alabama average ($54,110) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($59,690). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $54,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Anniston$51,550$46,860$29,380$81,51050
Alabama$54,110$52,040$33,060$72,8801,810
United States$59,690$54,890$36,910$87,940149,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary after taxes in Anniston

On the average salary of $51,550, a single filer in Anniston takes home about $41,463 a year, or $3,455 a month and $1,595 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Anniston a good place for automotive body and related repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anniston area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $51,550 buys what about $59,977 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Anniston ($42,680). A typical home costs $170,653, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in other Alabama cities

Anniston ranks 9th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Tuscaloosa pays the most ($57,260).

All Automotive Body and Related Repairers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for automotive body and related repairers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,390).

Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary by city

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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in Anniston: questions

How much do automotive body and related repairers make an hour in Anniston?

$24.78 an hour on average, and $22.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level automotive body and related repairers salary in Anniston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the automotive body and related repairers take-home pay in Anniston?

About $41,463 a year ($3,455 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,550. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do automotive body and related repairers earn more in Anniston than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,690).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3021; area Anniston-Oxford, AL (11500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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