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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery, AL earns $38,790 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,634 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$37,520
Median percentile
$38,790
75th percentile
$47,330
90th percentile
$63,190

Based on 70 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

$31,602 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,790
Federal income tax−$2,475
Social Security + Medicare−$2,967
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,746
Monthly take-home$2,634
Every two weeks$1,215

Does it go far here?

$43,253Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

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