The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $33,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $107,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,530 | -2.95% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | -6.18% | - |
| 2020 | $81,470 | -5.04% | - |
| 2019 | $85,580 | 2.21% | - |
| 2018 | $83,690 | 8.01% | - |
| 2017 | $76,990 | 4.18% | - |
| 2016 | $73,770 | 0.14% | - |
| 2015 | $73,670 | -1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $74,500 | 4.91% | - |
| 2013 | $70,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,530 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Birmingham-Hoover is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 47.6 percent (47.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Auburn-Opelika.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Dothan | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika |