The annual salary statistics of funeral attendants in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of funeral attendants 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 | $20,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for funeral attendants 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 $46,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of funeral attendants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,310 | 6.04% | 18.81% |
| 2021 | $28,480 | 15.34% | - |
| 2020 | $24,110 | -31.07% | - |
| 2019 | $31,600 | 23.54% | - |
| 2018 | $24,160 | 20.07% | - |
| 2017 | $19,310 | 3.37% | - |
| 2016 | $18,660 | -3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $19,230 | -50.08% | - |
| 2014 | $28,860 | 9.88% | - |
| 2013 | $26,010 | 5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $24,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,310 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for funeral attendants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of funeral attendants in Birmingham-Hoover is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dothan and 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Gadsden |