The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of childcare workers 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 | $16,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $28,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,680 | 10.01% | 14.31% |
| 2021 | $18,610 | -3.28% | - |
| 2020 | $19,220 | 3.38% | - |
| 2019 | $18,570 | 0.38% | - |
| 2018 | $18,500 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $17,920 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $17,920 | 1.12% | - |
| 2015 | $17,720 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $17,550 | -1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $17,850 | 0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $17,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,680 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan |