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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Birmingham, AL earns $53,330 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,553 a month.

10th percentile
$35,710
25th percentile
$44,650
Median percentile
$53,330
75th percentile
$55,430
90th percentile
$62,960

Based on 60 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

$42,631 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,330
Federal income tax−$4,220
Social Security + Medicare−$4,080
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,400
Monthly take-home$3,553
Every two weeks$1,640

Does it go far here?

$58,193Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama