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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Alabama

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama earns $39,010 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,647 a month.

10th percentile
$29,010
25th percentile
$33,310
Median percentile
$39,010
75th percentile
$46,990
90th percentile
$58,810

Based on 5,900 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

$31,769 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,010
Federal income tax−$2,501
Social Security + Medicare−$2,984
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,755
Monthly take-home$2,647
Every two weeks$1,222

Does it go far here?

$43,919Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
38%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama