The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $27,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $63,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,890 | 7.61% | 23.31% |
| 2021 | $37,780 | 6.83% | - |
| 2020 | $35,200 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $33,370 | 6.47% | - |
| 2018 | $31,210 | 6.38% | - |
| 2017 | $29,220 | -1.88% | - |
| 2016 | $29,770 | -7.93% | - |
| 2015 | $32,130 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $32,180 | 3.05% | - |
| 2013 | $31,200 | -0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $31,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,890, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the lowest paying city for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Alabama, following city of Decatur (median annual salary of $53,090). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is about 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Dothan | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |