The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 | $50,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $236,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $236,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,150 | 13.73% | 18.59% |
| 2021 | $77,770 | 0.87% | - |
| 2020 | $77,090 | 1.17% | - |
| 2019 | $76,190 | -4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $79,670 | 1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $78,400 | 2.98% | - |
| 2015 | $76,060 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $73,660 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $73,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,150 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 44.2 percent (44.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dothan and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dothan | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Decatur | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |