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Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic salary in Alabama

The median patternmakers, metal and plastic in Alabama earns $62,290 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,119 a month.

10th percentile
$42,880
25th percentile
$49,680
Median percentile
$62,290
75th percentile
$62,390
90th percentile
$62,390

Based on 110 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

$49,427 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,290
Federal income tax−$5,295
Social Security + Medicare−$4,765
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,803
Monthly take-home$4,119
Every two weeks$1,901

Does it go far here?

$70,128Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
24%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 patternmakers, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama