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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Alabama
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama earn a median $33,730 a year, 23% below the U.S. median.
- Median in AL
- $33,730 a year
- U.S. median
- $43,960 a year
- Employment
- 400
- Location quotient
- 0.90
- Share of jobs vs. U.S. (1.00 = same)
Pay range in Alabama
- Median (50%)
- $33,730 · $16.22 an hour
- Mean (average)
- $35,210 · $16.93 an hour (estimate error ±3.2%)
- 10th percentile
- $26,550 · $12.77 an hour
- 25th percentile
- $29,500 · $14.19 an hour
- 75th percentile
- $38,890 · $18.70 an hour
- 90th percentile
- $44,020 · $21.16 an hour
- Employment
- 400 (estimate error ±12.1%)
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.19
- Location quotient
- 0.90 (1.00 = national share)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Alabama
Includes metro areas that cross into this state and nonmetropolitan areas
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| Area | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | $39,480 | 50 |
| Birmingham, AL | $33,430 | 140 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Alabama?
- The median wage for plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama is $33,730 a year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). There are about 400 jobs in the state.
- Where in Alabama do plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn the most?
- Huntsville, AL has the highest median wage in the state for this occupation at $39,480 a year.