The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $38,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,210.
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 | $58,430 | 1.25% | 17.88% |
| 2021 | $57,700 | 3.48% | - |
| 2020 | $55,690 | -0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $56,030 | -10.30% | - |
| 2018 | $61,800 | 2.64% | - |
| 2017 | $60,170 | 12.17% | - |
| 2016 | $52,850 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $49,450 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $49,330 | -7.60% | - |
| 2013 | $53,080 | 9.61% | - |
| 2012 | $47,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,430 in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 2.6 percent (2.6%) 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 |