Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,910
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$9,060
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,136
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,970
Kept after tax
$37,910
Worth in national money
$42,136
State rank
43
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Alabama. The middle earner gets $46,970. That is 43 of 50 states, and about 8.99% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Alabama reports figures for, this is number 285.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,970 the take-home is $37,910; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,136 would nationally. The average comes to $48,320, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders, Alabama sits in the lower band at $46,970, ranking 43 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 8.99%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Alabama's occupational distribution, separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 285 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Alabama, on $46,970, is $37,910 — equivalent to $42,136 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $48,320 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,820 |
| This salary | $46,970 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $37,910 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,920 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,055 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,468 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,276 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,970 as a midpoint for Alabama, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,520 and the ninetieth is $58,820 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $37,910, worked from $46,970. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 285 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,136, the adjusted value of that $46,970 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 285 of 482 in the state.
- The Alabama median of $46,970 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,520 to $58,820. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Alabama take-home of $37,910, on $46,970 for work ranking 285 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 285 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $42,136 — the adjusted value of that $46,970 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 285 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,520 at the bottom tenth to $58,820 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $42,136.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $37,910.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,520 to $58,820) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,136 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $37,910 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.