The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $36,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics 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 $63,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,100 | 10.55% | 6.41% |
| 2021 | $48,390 | 2.11% | - |
| 2020 | $47,370 | 4.18% | - |
| 2019 | $45,390 | 2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $44,170 | -13.79% | - |
| 2017 | $50,260 | 0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $49,890 | -0.84% | - |
| 2015 | $50,310 | -1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $51,270 | 2.22% | - |
| 2013 | $50,130 | -1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $50,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,100 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Decatur | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden |