The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists 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 | $31,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists 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 $58,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $44,740 | 8.65% | 9.57% |
| 2017 | $40,870 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $40,280 | -5.96% | - |
| 2015 | $42,680 | -2.58% | - |
| 2014 | $43,780 | 3.81% | - |
| 2013 | $42,110 | 3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $40,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,740 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Dothan | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Gadsden | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |