The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of opticians, dispensing 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 | $23,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $44,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28,560 | 15.65% | 0.95% |
| 2020 | $24,090 | -1.16% | - |
| 2019 | $24,370 | -22.40% | - |
| 2018 | $29,830 | 7.64% | - |
| 2017 | $27,550 | -60.76% | - |
| 2016 | $44,290 | 2.84% | - |
| 2015 | $43,030 | 6.93% | - |
| 2014 | $40,050 | 29.69% | - |
| 2013 | $28,160 | -0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $28,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,560 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Auburn-Opelika and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Decatur |