The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical laboratory technologists and 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 | $29,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and 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 $76,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,230 | 2.74% | -5.42% |
| 2021 | $47,880 | -0.56% | - |
| 2020 | $48,150 | -1.00% | - |
| 2019 | $48,630 | -7.55% | - |
| 2018 | $52,300 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $51,900 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,230, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of Alabama, followed by Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $48,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.