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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Birmingham, AL

The median packers and packagers, hand in Birmingham, AL earns $31,920 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,199 a month.

10th percentile
$26,350
25th percentile
$27,290
Median percentile
$31,920
75th percentile
$39,750
90th percentile
$46,500

Based on 1,430 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

$26,391 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,920
Federal income tax−$1,650
Social Security + Medicare−$2,442
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,436
Monthly take-home$2,199
Every two weeks$1,015

Does it go far here?

$34,830Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
53%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 packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama