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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL earns $38,040 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,586 a month.

10th percentile
$27,960
25th percentile
$36,410
Median percentile
$38,040
75th percentile
$44,000
90th percentile
$47,310

Based on 130 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

$31,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,040
Federal income tax−$2,385
Social Security + Medicare−$2,910
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,712
Monthly take-home$2,586
Every two weeks$1,194

Does it go far here?

$44,849Median pay in Florence, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($853 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,600
Registered Nurses$66,360
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,490
Electricians$59,770
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,370
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,330

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