The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,400.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $36.27. The median hourly salary is $15.69. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.36.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,620, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $36,430). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Decatur | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |
From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover is higher than that of state of Alabama and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Birmingham-Hoover ($32,620) is 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in Alabama ($29,950) and 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Alabama |