SALARY · INSPECTORS, TESTERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, AND WEIGHERS · ALABAMA

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Alabama

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Alabama, the middle of the field earned $40,010 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$40,010

$19 per hour at the median · That is $8,560 (17.6 percent) below the national median of $48,570 for this occupation.

$44,280Mean annual salary
$21Mean hourly wage
$13,120People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $34,370Median: $40,01075th: $50,510
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$34,370
Median (50th percentile)$40,010
75th percentile$50,510
Mean$44,280

The middle half of workers earned from $34,370 to $50,510 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$32,699 a year
$2,725 a month
Federal tax $2,621 · FICA $3,061 · State tax $1,629

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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