The annual salary statistics of physical therapists in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physical therapists 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 | $56,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physical therapists 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 $134,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physical therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $92,520 | 0.51% | 18.46% |
| 2021 | $92,050 | -1.89% | - |
| 2020 | $93,790 | 1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $92,370 | -0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $93,030 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $89,570 | 3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $86,770 | 8.32% | - |
| 2015 | $79,550 | -1.38% | - |
| 2014 | $80,650 | -8.93% | - |
| 2013 | $87,850 | 14.13% | - |
| 2012 | $75,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,520 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for physical therapists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of physical therapists in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Daphne-Fairhope-Foley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley |