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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Montgomery, AL

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Montgomery, AL earns $50,120 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,350 a month.

10th percentile
$36,460
25th percentile
$49,470
Median percentile
$50,120
75th percentile
$62,110
90th percentile
$81,060

Based on 190 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

$40,196 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,120
Federal income tax−$3,834
Social Security + Medicare−$3,834
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,255
Monthly take-home$3,350
Every two weeks$1,546

Does it go far here?

$55,886Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

All paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama