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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $40,920 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,768 a month.

10th percentile
$33,690
25th percentile
$36,270
Median percentile
$40,920
75th percentile
$45,970
90th percentile
$48,740

Based on 160 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

$33,218 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,920
Federal income tax−$2,730
Social Security + Medicare−$3,130
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,841
Monthly take-home$2,768
Every two weeks$1,278

Does it go far here?

$46,647Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

JobMedian pay
Industrial Engineers$104,840
General and Operations Managers$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,380
Registered Nurses$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,010
Accountants and Auditors$71,690

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