The annual salary statistics of legislators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $25,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $18,110 | -3.53% | -0.61% |
| 2018 | $18,750 | 0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $18,580 | 1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $18,320 | 0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $18,150 | 0.06% | - |
| 2014 | $18,140 | -0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $18,170 | -0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $18,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,110 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Birmingham-Hoover is 62.1 percent (62.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Montgomery and .9 percent (.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tuscaloosa.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa |