The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers 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 | $17,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers 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 $33,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22,410 | 17.27% | 13.61% |
| 2017 | $18,540 | -4.42% | - |
| 2016 | $19,360 | 0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $19,230 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $18,680 | -3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $19,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,410 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |