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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Anniston, AL

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $39,720 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,692 a month.

10th percentile
$36,650
25th percentile
$39,220
Median percentile
$39,720
75th percentile
$46,550
90th percentile
$49,250

Based on 90 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

$32,308 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,720
Federal income tax−$2,586
Social Security + Medicare−$3,039
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,787
Monthly take-home$2,692
Every two weeks$1,243

Does it go far here?

$46,213Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama