The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,400 | 3.93% | -2.42% |
| 2021 | $59,950 | 4.57% | - |
| 2020 | $57,210 | -3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $59,130 | -7.66% | - |
| 2018 | $63,660 | -3.50% | - |
| 2017 | $65,890 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $63,910 | 10.12% | - |
| 2015 | $57,440 | -11.26% | - |
| 2012 | $63,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,400 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden |