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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntsville, AL earns $48,000 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,216 a month.

10th percentile
$35,470
25th percentile
$41,350
Median percentile
$48,000
75th percentile
$50,170
90th percentile
$55,850

Based on 680 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

$38,588 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,000
Federal income tax−$3,580
Social Security + Medicare−$3,672
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,160
Monthly take-home$3,216
Every two weeks$1,484

Does it go far here?

$51,573Median pay in Huntsville, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,183 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,060
Financial Managers$158,620
Engineers, All Other$155,630
Managers, All Other$153,920
Purchasing Managers$146,970
Computer Hardware Engineers$142,670
Pharmacists$136,840

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