Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Tuscaloosa, AL earns $61,680 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,080 a month.

10th percentile: $29,570
25th percentile: $35,780
Median percentile: $61,680
75th percentile: $62,830
90th percentile: $73,650

Based on 160 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

$48,964 take-home a year

Gross pay	$61,680
Federal income tax	−$5,222
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,719
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,776
Monthly take-home	$4,080
Every two weeks	$1,883

Does it go far here?

$70,313Median pay in Tuscaloosa, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).

25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,005 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Job	Median pay
Industrial Engineers	$104,840
General and Operations Managers	$101,210
Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,380
Registered Nurses	$75,250
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,940
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,010
Accountants and Auditors	$71,690

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