The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correctional officers and jailers 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 | $22,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers 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 $36,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29,140 | 2.02% | 19.53% |
| 2020 | $28,550 | 3.96% | - |
| 2019 | $27,420 | 4.05% | - |
| 2018 | $26,310 | 10.87% | - |
| 2015 | $23,450 | -10.28% | - |
| 2014 | $25,860 | 6.15% | - |
| 2013 | $24,270 | 3.38% | - |
| 2012 | $23,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,140 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 43.2 percent (43.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |