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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Birmingham, AL

The median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Birmingham, AL earns $42,690 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,880 a month.

10th percentile
$23,930
25th percentile
$32,210
Median percentile
$42,690
75th percentile
$64,760
90th percentile
$75,510

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,560 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,690
Federal income tax−$2,943
Social Security + Medicare−$3,266
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,921
Monthly take-home$2,880
Every two weeks$1,329

Does it go far here?

$46,582Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama