SOC 43-5111 · Birmingham, AL metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Birmingham, AL

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Birmingham, Alabama is $48,740 a year ($23.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,010: half of the 200 people in this job in the Birmingham, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$48,740average per year

$23.43 / hourMedian $52,010Take-home ≈ $39,329

  • $34K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $58K90th

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

200people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 7Alabama metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Birmingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,590 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Birmingham earn between $42,030 and $55,900.

  • $34K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,740$4,062$23.43
Median$52,010$4,334$25.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,030$3,502$20.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,900$4,658$26.88

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Birmingham vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Birmingham earn 6% more than the Alabama average ($46,030) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Birmingham$48,740$52,010$33,550$57,590200
Alabama$46,030$46,010$31,800$60,120780
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Birmingham

On the average salary of $48,740, a single filer in Birmingham takes home about $39,329 a year, or $3,277 a month and $1,513 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 Birmingham a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Birmingham area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $48,740 buys what about $53,184 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Birmingham ($47,770). A typical home costs $262,556, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Alabama cities

Birmingham ranks 4th of 7 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($52,350).

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Birmingham: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Birmingham?

$23.43 an hour on average, and $25.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Birmingham?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Birmingham?

About $39,329 a year ($3,277 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,740. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Birmingham than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Birmingham, AL (13820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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