The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $36,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical technicians 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 $71,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,780 | 3.86% | 26.28% |
| 2021 | $47,860 | 0.19% | - |
| 2020 | $47,770 | -3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $49,670 | 10.21% | - |
| 2018 | $44,600 | -8.61% | - |
| 2017 | $48,440 | 9.72% | - |
| 2016 | $43,730 | -5.90% | - |
| 2015 | $46,310 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $45,040 | 6.53% | - |
| 2013 | $42,100 | 12.83% | - |
| 2012 | $36,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,780 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Dothan and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dothan | |
| Decatur | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |