The annual salary statistics of personal financial advisors in Decatur, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal financial advisors in Decatur 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 | $36,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal financial advisors in Decatur, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $218,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal financial advisors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,710 | -45.99% | -34.80% |
| 2021 | $98,850 | -7.26% | - |
| 2020 | $106,030 | 41.10% | - |
| 2019 | $62,450 | -46.15% | - |
| 2017 | $91,270 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $91,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,710 in Decatur is in the middle of salary range for personal financial advisors in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of personal financial advisors in Decatur is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Decatur | |
| Dothan | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |