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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mobile, AL earns $38,900 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,640 a month.

10th percentile
$33,830
25th percentile
$35,940
Median percentile
$38,900
75th percentile
$44,200
90th percentile
$49,770

Based on 40 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

$31,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,900
Federal income tax−$2,488
Social Security + Medicare−$2,976
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$2,640
Every two weeks$1,219

Does it go far here?

$44,155Median pay in Mobile, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,052 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mobile, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,650
Financial Managers$135,780
Lawyers$130,490
Software Developers$122,540
Civil Engineers$107,810
General and Operations Managers$106,690
Mechanical Engineers$105,670
Nurse Practitioners$103,480

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