The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of packers and packagers 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 | $21,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $33,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,980 | 13.57% | 32.10% |
| 2021 | $23,320 | -10.51% | - |
| 2020 | $25,770 | 1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $25,510 | 5.02% | - |
| 2018 | $24,230 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $23,850 | 3.27% | - |
| 2016 | $23,070 | 13.39% | - |
| 2015 | $19,980 | 5.01% | - |
| 2014 | $18,980 | 3.42% | - |
| 2013 | $18,330 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,980 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Birmingham-Hoover is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals and 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.