The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers 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 | $59,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $142,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $92,240 | 17.96% | 15.43% |
| 2021 | $75,670 | -21.87% | - |
| 2020 | $92,220 | 8.46% | - |
| 2019 | $84,420 | 13.35% | - |
| 2018 | $73,150 | -3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $75,760 | -4.25% | - |
| 2016 | $78,980 | -13.00% | - |
| 2015 | $89,250 | 11.90% | - |
| 2014 | $78,630 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $78,400 | 0.50% | - |
| 2012 | $78,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,240 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |