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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Alabama

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Alabama earns $41,720 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,819 a month.

10th percentile
$26,970
25th percentile
$34,950
Median percentile
$41,720
75th percentile
$50,740
90th percentile
$62,710

Based on 220 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

$33,825 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,720
Federal income tax−$2,826
Social Security + Medicare−$3,192
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,877
Monthly take-home$2,819
Every two weeks$1,301

Does it go far here?

$46,970Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
36%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama