The annual salary statistics of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 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 | $24,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 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 $49,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,370 | -10.74% | -1.79% |
| 2021 | $34,740 | 9.04% | - |
| 2020 | $31,600 | -0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $31,770 | -2.55% | - |
| 2018 | $32,580 | 0.09% | - |
| 2017 | $32,550 | 1.90% | - |
| 2016 | $31,930 | 4.51% | - |
| 2015 | $30,490 | 4.49% | - |
| 2014 | $29,120 | -5.87% | - |
| 2013 | $30,830 | -3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $31,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,370, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the lowest paying city for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in state of Alabama, following city of Gadsden (median annual salary of $41,800). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance in Florence-Muscle Shoals is about 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gadsden | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |