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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Alabama

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Alabama earns $46,970 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,151 a month.

10th percentile
$34,520
25th percentile
$40,260
Median percentile
$46,970
75th percentile
$55,430
90th percentile
$58,820

Based on 140 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

$37,807 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,970
Federal income tax−$3,456
Social Security + Medicare−$3,593
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,114
Monthly take-home$3,151
Every two weeks$1,454

Does it go far here?

$52,880Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
32%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama