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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Alabama

The median drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama earns $53,110 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,539 a month.

10th percentile
$41,220
25th percentile
$45,610
Median percentile
$53,110
75th percentile
$53,200
90th percentile
$53,200

Based on 140 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

$42,464 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,110
Federal income tax−$4,193
Social Security + Medicare−$4,063
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,390
Monthly take-home$3,539
Every two weeks$1,633

Does it go far here?

$59,793Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama