The annual salary statistics of photographers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers 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 | $20,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $70,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,480 | 1.64% | 31.86% |
| 2021 | $37,850 | -1.16% | - |
| 2020 | $38,290 | -1.02% | - |
| 2019 | $38,680 | 7.73% | - |
| 2018 | $35,690 | 34.27% | - |
| 2017 | $23,460 | -31.67% | - |
| 2016 | $30,890 | 2.65% | - |
| 2015 | $30,070 | -11.17% | - |
| 2014 | $33,430 | 20.76% | - |
| 2013 | $26,490 | 1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $26,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,480 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Birmingham-Hoover is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Montgomery and 35.4 percent (35.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Mobile | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |