The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators 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 | $38,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators 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 $105,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,490 | 5.93% | 33.56% |
| 2021 | $56,900 | -0.97% | - |
| 2020 | $57,450 | 2.70% | - |
| 2019 | $55,900 | 11.65% | - |
| 2018 | $49,390 | -23.97% | - |
| 2017 | $61,230 | 1.03% | - |
| 2016 | $60,600 | -9.49% | - |
| 2015 | $66,350 | 22.74% | - |
| 2014 | $51,260 | 6.87% | - |
| 2013 | $47,740 | 15.81% | - |
| 2012 | $40,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,490 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |