The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Decatur, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Decatur 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 | $79,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Decatur, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $109,990 | 7.19% | 9.15% |
| 2021 | $102,080 | -4.74% | - |
| 2020 | $106,920 | -0.45% | - |
| 2019 | $107,400 | 0.93% | - |
| 2018 | $106,400 | 4.19% | - |
| 2017 | $101,940 | 3.48% | - |
| 2016 | $98,390 | -6.87% | - |
| 2014 | $105,150 | 2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $102,710 | 2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $99,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,990, Decatur is the second highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $124,010). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Decatur is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |