The annual salary statistics of advertising sales agents in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of advertising sales agents in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $23,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41,820 | 7.65% | 40.99% |
| 2018 | $38,620 | 38.01% | - |
| 2017 | $23,940 | -3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $24,680 | 3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $23,760 | -3.87% | - |
| 2012 | $24,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,820 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for advertising sales agents in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of advertising sales agents in Auburn-Opelika is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.