Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Alabama
The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama earns $47,690 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,196 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $31,540
- 25th percentile
- $37,020
- Median percentile
- $47,690
- 75th percentile
- $51,810
- 90th percentile
- $66,680
Based on 1,200 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
$38,353 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $47,690 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,543 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,648 |
| Alabama income tax (approx.) | −$2,146 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,196 |
| Every two weeks | $1,475 |
Does it go far here?
$53,691Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Alabama
| Job | Median 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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama