The annual salary statistics of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of payroll and timekeeping clerks 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 | $28,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for payroll and timekeeping clerks 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 $48,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,060 | 5.86% | 14.84% |
| 2020 | $34,890 | 0.63% | - |
| 2019 | $34,670 | -4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $36,070 | -1.36% | - |
| 2017 | $36,560 | 1.70% | - |
| 2016 | $35,940 | 10.13% | - |
| 2015 | $32,300 | 7.06% | - |
| 2014 | $30,020 | 9.89% | - |
| 2013 | $27,050 | -16.67% | - |
| 2012 | $31,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,060 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for payroll and timekeeping clerks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of payroll and timekeeping clerks in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 24.5 percent (24.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden |