The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of phlebotomists 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 | $26,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $42,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,070 | 12.06% | 26.80% |
| 2021 | $30,840 | -6.97% | - |
| 2020 | $32,990 | 5.55% | - |
| 2019 | $31,160 | 0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $31,070 | 3.22% | - |
| 2017 | $30,070 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $29,740 | 3.87% | - |
| 2015 | $28,590 | 3.01% | - |
| 2014 | $27,730 | 6.92% | - |
| 2013 | $25,810 | 0.54% | - |
| 2012 | $25,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,070 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Birmingham-Hoover is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Daphne-Fairhope-Foley and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.