The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 | $30,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,550 | -4.92% | 12.73% |
| 2021 | $47,790 | 3.47% | - |
| 2020 | $46,130 | 4.62% | - |
| 2019 | $44,000 | 7.20% | - |
| 2018 | $40,830 | -3.33% | - |
| 2017 | $42,190 | 2.01% | - |
| 2016 | $41,340 | -4.14% | - |
| 2015 | $43,050 | 14.10% | - |
| 2014 | $36,980 | -2.35% | - |
| 2013 | $37,850 | -5.02% | - |
| 2012 | $39,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,550, Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for child, family, and school social workers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Montgomery (median annual salary of $48,060). Compared with Montgomery, the median annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Dothan | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |