SOC 51-4081 · Dothan, AL metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Dothan, AL

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dothan, Alabama is $44,080 a year ($21.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,160: half of the 70 people in this job in the Dothan, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$44,080average per year

$21.19 / hourMedian $48,160Take-home ≈ $35,790

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

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

70people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7Alabama metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Dothan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,170 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dothan earn between $36,080 and $48,160.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,080$3,673$21.19
Median$48,160$4,013$23.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,080$3,007$17.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,160$4,013$23.15

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Dothan vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dothan earn 4% less than the Alabama average ($46,100) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dothan$44,080$48,160$29,340$57,17070
Alabama$46,100$43,800$31,020$70,8801,680
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Dothan

On the average salary of $44,080, a single filer in Dothan takes home about $35,790 a year, or $2,982 a month and $1,377 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 Dothan a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dothan area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 83.8), so the average $44,080 buys what about $52,581 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Dothan ($38,170). A typical home costs $196,979, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Alabama cities

Dothan ranks 5th of 7 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($47,900).

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Alabama

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Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Dothan: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Dothan?

$21.19 an hour on average, and $23.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Dothan?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Dothan?

About $35,790 a year ($2,982 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,080. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Dothan than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

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 51-4081; area Dothan, AL (20020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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 1.40, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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