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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Gadsden, AL

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Gadsden, AL earns $57,280 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,802 a month.

10th percentile
$38,400
25th percentile
$40,370
Median percentile
$57,280
75th percentile
$75,470
90th percentile
$78,190

Based on 70 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

$45,627 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,280
Federal income tax−$4,694
Social Security + Medicare−$4,382
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,578
Monthly take-home$3,802
Every two weeks$1,755

Does it go far here?

$66,874Median pay in Gadsden, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gadsden, AL

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$77,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,860
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,960
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,270
Nursing Assistants$30,440
Retail Salespersons$28,300

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