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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Birmingham, AL

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Birmingham, AL earns $45,140 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,035 a month.

10th percentile
$30,210
25th percentile
$39,280
Median percentile
$45,140
75th percentile
$47,620
90th percentile
$52,210

Based on 260 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

$36,419 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,140
Federal income tax−$3,237
Social Security + Medicare−$3,453
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,031
Monthly take-home$3,035
Every two weeks$1,401

Does it go far here?

$49,256Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama