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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham, AL earns $36,340 a year, 31% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,479 a month.

10th percentile
$35,190
25th percentile
$35,200
Median percentile
$36,340
75th percentile
$48,470
90th percentile
$68,280

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

$29,744 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,340
Federal income tax−$2,181
Social Security + Medicare−$2,780
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,635
Monthly take-home$2,479
Every two weeks$1,144

Does it go far here?

$39,653Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
47%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 milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama