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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham, AL earns $40,530 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,744 a month.

10th percentile
$29,710
25th percentile
$36,070
Median percentile
$40,530
75th percentile
$49,770
90th percentile
$52,090

Based on 780 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

$32,922 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,530
Federal income tax−$2,684
Social Security + Medicare−$3,101
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,824
Monthly take-home$2,744
Every two weeks$1,266

Does it go far here?

$44,225Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
43%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama