The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $39,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,620 | 13.66% | 22.95% |
| 2021 | $22,120 | -4.97% | - |
| 2020 | $23,220 | 3.70% | - |
| 2019 | $22,360 | 5.19% | - |
| 2018 | $21,200 | 1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $20,800 | 5.10% | - |
| 2016 | $19,740 | 2.28% | - |
| 2015 | $19,290 | 6.79% | - |
| 2014 | $17,980 | -9.79% | - |
| 2012 | $19,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,620 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Mobile | |
| Dothan | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |