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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Huntsville, AL

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntsville, AL earns $36,520 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,490 a month.

10th percentile
$29,050
25th percentile
$29,340
Median percentile
$36,520
75th percentile
$37,120
90th percentile
$49,980

Based on 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

$29,880 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,520
Federal income tax−$2,202
Social Security + Medicare−$2,794
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,643
Monthly take-home$2,490
Every two weeks$1,149

Does it go far here?

$39,238Median pay in Huntsville, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,183 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,060
Financial Managers$158,620
Engineers, All Other$155,630
Managers, All Other$153,920
Purchasing Managers$146,970
Computer Hardware Engineers$142,670
Pharmacists$136,840

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama