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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Birmingham, AL

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Birmingham, AL earns $44,290 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,981 a month.

10th percentile
$30,100
25th percentile
$38,020
Median percentile
$44,290
75th percentile
$49,880
90th percentile
$60,400

Based on 1,930 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

$35,774 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,290
Federal income tax−$3,135
Social Security + Medicare−$3,388
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,993
Monthly take-home$2,981
Every two weeks$1,376

Does it go far here?

$48,328Median 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama