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Alabama's minimum is $7.25/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $2.13 where tips make up the difference.

Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, New Hampshire share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 20.

Alabama minimum wage earnings estimator

Alabama's minimum is $7.25/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $2.13 where tips make up the difference.

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Alabama at a glance

FigureAlabamaSource
State minimum wage$7.25/hr[4]
Tipped cash wage$2.13/hr[4]
Full-time annual gross$15,080[4]
Median 2BR rent$1,087[1]

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State minimum wage — all 50 states

Alabama highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

State minimum wage — all 50 states. Alabama is $7, ranked 31 of 50. The national median is $11, the highest is $17 (Washington), and the lowest is $7 (Wyoming). WA $17 NY $17 CT $17 CA $17 HI $16 RI $16 NJ $16 OR $16 CO $15 AZ $15 ME $15 DE $15 IL $15 MD $15 MA $15 MO $15 NE $15 VT $14 AK $14 FL $14 MI $14 VA $13 NV $12 NM $12 SD $12 MN $11 AR $11 OH $11 MT $11 WV $9 AL $7 GA $7 ID $7 IN $7 IA $7 KS $7 KY $7 LA $7 MS $7 NH $7 NC $7 ND $7 OK $7 PA $7 SC $7 TN $7 TX $7 UT $7 WI $7 WY $7

Highlighted: Alabama, ranked 31 of 50. Median $11.

Alabama earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at Alabama's $7.25 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week26 wks36 wks44 wks48 wks50 wks52 wks
10 h$1,885$2,610$3,190$3,480$3,625$3,770
12 h$2,262$3,132$3,828$4,176$4,350$4,524
15 h$2,828$3,915$4,785$5,220$5,438$5,655
18 h$3,393$4,698$5,742$6,264$6,525$6,786
20 h$3,770$5,220$6,380$6,960$7,250$7,540
24 h$4,524$6,264$7,656$8,352$8,700$9,048
25 h$4,713$6,525$7,975$8,700$9,063$9,425
28 h$5,278$7,308$8,932$9,744$10,150$10,556
30 h$5,655$7,830$9,570$10,440$10,875$11,310
32 h$6,032$8,352$10,208$11,136$11,600$12,064
35 h$6,598$9,135$11,165$12,180$12,688$13,195
37.5 h$7,069$9,788$11,963$13,050$13,594$14,138
40 h$7,540$10,440$12,760$13,920$14,500$15,080
45 h$8,483$11,745$14,355$15,660$16,313$16,965
50 h$9,425$13,050$15,950$17,400$18,125$18,850

Worked figures for Alabama

Alabama values:

HoursWeeklyMonthlyAnnualRent Burden
10 h/wk$73$314$3,770346%
15 h/wk$109$471$5,655231%
20 h/wk$145$628$7,540173%
25 h/wk$181$785$9,425138%
30 h/wk$218$943$11,310115%
35 h/wk$254$1,100$13,19599%
40 h/wk$290$1,257$15,08086%
45 h/wk$326$1,414$16,96577%
50 h/wk$363$1,571$18,85069%

How Alabama compares nationally

On state minimum wage, Alabama ranks #31 of 50 at $7.25/hr — 36% below the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

RankStateState minimum wage
#29Montana$10.85/hr
#30West Virginia$8.75/hr
#31Alabama$7.25/hr
#32Georgia$7.25/hr
#33Idaho$7.25/hr

Alabama questions, answered with Alabama numbers

What is the minimum wage in Alabama?▾
$7.25/hour · rank #31/50 · at the federal floor.
What does that pay full time in Alabama?▾
$15,080/year · $1,257/month · $290/week at 40 h.
Can it cover Alabama rent?▾
Median 2BR rent is $1,087 · that is 86% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).
What about tipped work in Alabama?▾
Cash wage $2.13 · tip credit $5.12 · tips must bring you to $7.25.
Part-time at 20 hours?▾
$7,540/year · $628/month · rent would take 173% of it.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Alabama figures only — verify with the relevant Alabama agency before acting. How this is calculated.