The annual salary statistics of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $27,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 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 $45,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29,720 | -10.43% | 14.97% |
| 2020 | $32,820 | 4.20% | - |
| 2019 | $31,440 | -6.20% | - |
| 2018 | $33,390 | -35.52% | - |
| 2017 | $45,250 | 3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $43,500 | 2.28% | - |
| 2015 | $42,510 | 3.22% | - |
| 2014 | $41,140 | 38.58% | - |
| 2012 | $25,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,720, Birmingham-Hoover is the lowest paying city for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in state of Alabama, following city of Mobile (median annual salary of $50,910). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Birmingham-Hoover is about 41.6 percent (41.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Mobile.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover |