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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Alabama

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Alabama earns $52,290 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,487 a month.

10th percentile
$36,670
25th percentile
$38,380
Median percentile
$52,290
75th percentile
$64,060
90th percentile
$79,660

Based on 3,800 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

$41,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,290
Federal income tax−$4,095
Social Security + Medicare−$4,000
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,353
Monthly take-home$3,487
Every two weeks$1,609

Does it go far here?

$58,870Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
29%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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama