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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Alabama

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama earns $35,760 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,442 a month.

10th percentile
$31,590
25th percentile
$34,750
Median percentile
$35,760
75th percentile
$42,550
90th percentile
$49,290

Based on 210 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

$29,304 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,760
Federal income tax−$2,111
Social Security + Medicare−$2,736
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,609
Monthly take-home$2,442
Every two weeks$1,127

Does it go far here?

$40,260Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama