The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of logging equipment operators 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 | $29,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $66,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,580 | 16.96% | 28.92% |
| 2021 | $37,850 | -1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $38,470 | 9.46% | - |
| 2019 | $34,830 | -2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $35,670 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $33,980 | 4.65% | - |
| 2016 | $32,400 | -2.87% | - |
| 2015 | $33,330 | -16.71% | - |
| 2014 | $38,900 | 16.71% | - |
| 2012 | $32,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,580, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the second highest paying city for logging equipment operators in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Birmingham-Hoover (median annual salary of $46,400). Compared with Birmingham-Hoover, the median annual salary of logging equipment operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Dothan | |
| Decatur |