SOC 43-3021 · Tuscaloosa, AL metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is $44,410 a year ($21.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,720: half of the 150 people in this job in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$44,410average per year

$21.35 / hourMedian $44,720Take-home ≈ $36,040

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

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

150people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#3 of 12Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Tuscaloosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,960 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Tuscaloosa earn between $36,760 and $52,000.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,410$3,701$21.35
Median$44,720$3,727$21.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,760$3,063$17.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,000$4,333$25.00

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

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Tuscaloosa vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Tuscaloosa earn 5% more than the Alabama average ($42,280) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tuscaloosa$44,410$44,720$32,210$57,960150
Alabama$42,280$39,520$31,730$56,0603,780
United States$51,070$48,500$37,290$67,710404,060

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

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Tuscaloosa

On the average salary of $44,410, a single filer in Tuscaloosa takes home about $36,040 a year, or $3,003 a month and $1,386 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Tuscaloosa a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tuscaloosa area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $44,410 buys what about $50,626 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Tuscaloosa ($45,220). A typical home costs $223,201, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Alabama cities

Tuscaloosa ranks 3rd of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($45,380).

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Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

Billing and Posting Clerks salary by city

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Tuscaloosa: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Tuscaloosa?

$21.35 an hour on average, and $21.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Tuscaloosa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Tuscaloosa?

About $36,040 a year ($3,003 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,410. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Tuscaloosa than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

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 43-3021; area Tuscaloosa, AL (46220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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