The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents 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 | $33,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents 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 $95,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,530 | 15.22% | 6.56% |
| 2021 | $47,080 | -8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $50,930 | 5.85% | - |
| 2019 | $47,950 | 1.13% | - |
| 2018 | $47,410 | -9.45% | - |
| 2017 | $51,890 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,530 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden |