The annual salary statistics of financial managers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial managers in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $80,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $155,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $196,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial managers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $196,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $119,970 | -1.82% | 19.95% |
| 2018 | $122,150 | 5.43% | - |
| 2017 | $115,520 | 6.03% | - |
| 2016 | $108,550 | 12.31% | - |
| 2015 | $95,190 | -0.44% | - |
| 2014 | $95,610 | -0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $96,460 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $96,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,970 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for financial managers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of financial managers in Auburn-Opelika is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.