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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Birmingham, AL

Median base pay · Birmingham, AL
$51,950
≈ $24.98/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 300 jobs
Middle 50%
$50,380–$66,700
vs U.S. median
+4%
Metro rank
#8 of 24

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Birmingham, AL metro earn a median of $51,950 a year, based on BLS estimates for 300 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% above the U.S. median of $50,140 and 3% below the AL statewide median of $53,380. It ranks #8 of 24 metros with published figures for this job.

ROLLING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · BIRMINGHAM, AL · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BIRMINGHAM, AL · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$38,980P25$50,380MEDIAN$51,950P75$66,700P90$75,600
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$37,690P25$44,020MEDIAN$50,140P75$61,880P90$70,310
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What is the average Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Birmingham?

The BLS median is $51,950 a year (May 2025). Half of the 300 jobs pay between $50,380 and $66,700. The 10th percentile is $38,980 and the 90th is $75,600.

Is Birmingham a high-paying metro for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

That is 4% above the U.S. median of $50,140 and 3% below the AL statewide median of $53,380. It ranks #8 of 24 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Birmingham?

About $24.98 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $51,950 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $24.22–$32.07 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.