The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters 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 | $22,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $50,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,460 | -1.70% | 23.47% |
| 2021 | $40,130 | 3.51% | - |
| 2020 | $38,720 | 16.89% | - |
| 2019 | $32,180 | 6.09% | - |
| 2018 | $30,220 | 0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $30,200 | -8.68% | - |
| 2015 | $32,820 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $32,130 | -3.86% | - |
| 2013 | $33,370 | 9.50% | - |
| 2012 | $30,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,460 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mobile.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Gadsden | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile |