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Sewing Machine Operators salary in Alabama

The median sewing machine operators in Alabama earns $30,830 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,130 a month.

10th percentile
$23,830
25th percentile
$27,390
Median percentile
$30,830
75th percentile
$35,410
90th percentile
$41,330

Based on 2,300 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

$25,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,830
Federal income tax−$1,520
Social Security + Medicare−$2,358
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,387
Monthly take-home$2,130
Every two weeks$983

Does it go far here?

$34,709Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
47%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 sewing machine operators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama