The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Decatur, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chief executives in Decatur is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $125,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $135,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $151,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Decatur, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $151,290. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $135,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $125,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $151,290 | 5.14% | 4.07% |
| 2013 | $143,510 | -1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $145,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $151,290 in Decatur is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Decatur is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Mobile and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.