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Power Plant Operators salary in Alabama

The median power plant operators in Alabama earns $107,080 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,612 a month.

10th percentile
$76,250
25th percentile
$86,770
Median percentile
$107,080
75th percentile
$118,380
90th percentile
$123,520

Based on 790 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

$79,342 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,080
Federal income tax−$14,728
Social Security + Medicare−$8,192
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$4,819
Monthly take-home$6,612
Every two weeks$3,052

Does it go far here?

$120,554Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
15%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama