SOC 51-9023 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Florence, Alabama is $45,200 a year ($21.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,170: half of the 90 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$45,200average per year

$21.73 / hourMedian $46,170Take-home ≈ $36,640

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#6 of 8Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,190 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Florence earn between $46,170 and $46,170.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,200$3,767$21.73
Median$46,170$3,848$22.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,170$3,848$22.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,170$3,848$22.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Florence earn 6% less than the Alabama average ($48,200) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$45,200$46,170$36,540$48,19090
Alabama$48,200$46,050$34,960$64,4302,220
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $45,200, a single filer in Florence takes home about $36,640 a year, or $3,053 a month and $1,409 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $45,200 buys what about $53,291 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 6th of 8 Alabama metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($58,590).

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Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Florence: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Florence?

$21.73 an hour on average, and $22.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,170, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Florence?

About $36,640 a year ($3,053 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,200. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9023; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.62, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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