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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery, AL earns $43,030 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,902 a month.

10th percentile
$31,850
25th percentile
$37,300
Median percentile
$43,030
75th percentile
$48,360
90th percentile
$54,810

Based on 310 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

$34,818 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,030
Federal income tax−$2,984
Social Security + Medicare−$3,292
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,936
Monthly take-home$2,902
Every two weeks$1,339

Does it go far here?

$47,981Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

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