The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 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 $60,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,790.
| 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $29.06. The median hourly salary is $12.90. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.07.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,840 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| 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, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Alabama and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals ($26,840) is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in Alabama ($29,950) and 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Alabama | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |