The annual salary statistics of legislators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $16,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $25,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,050.
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 | $18,550 | -2.96% | 2.75% |
| 2018 | $19,100 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $18,810 | 4.09% | - |
| 2016 | $18,040 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $17,900 | 1.12% | - |
| 2014 | $17,700 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $17,830 | -1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $18,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,550 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 61.2 percent (61.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Montgomery and 3.2 percent (3.2%) 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 |