The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $54,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $88,130 | -5.13% | 5.83% |
| 2018 | $92,650 | 12.70% | - |
| 2017 | $80,880 | 3.03% | - |
| 2016 | $78,430 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $79,220 | -6.37% | - |
| 2014 | $84,270 | 7.77% | - |
| 2013 | $77,720 | -6.78% | - |
| 2012 | $82,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,130 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Birmingham-Hoover is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Mobile and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Daphne-Fairhope-Foley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley |