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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Birmingham, AL

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Birmingham, AL earns $35,480 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,424 a month.

10th percentile
$23,040
25th percentile
$30,000
Median percentile
$35,480
75th percentile
$39,450
90th percentile
$47,130

Based on 320 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

$29,092 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,480
Federal income tax−$2,078
Social Security + Medicare−$2,714
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,597
Monthly take-home$2,424
Every two weeks$1,119

Does it go far here?

$38,715Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
48%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama