The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of printing press operators 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 | $17,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $47,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,630 | -26.51% | -25.67% |
| 2021 | $28,630 | 23.75% | - |
| 2020 | $21,830 | -21.85% | - |
| 2019 | $26,600 | -14.06% | - |
| 2018 | $30,340 | -3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $31,260 | -3.77% | - |
| 2016 | $32,440 | 15.66% | - |
| 2014 | $27,360 | 11.44% | - |
| 2013 | $24,230 | -17.38% | - |
| 2012 | $28,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,630, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the lowest paying city for printing press operators in state of Alabama, following city of Birmingham-Hoover (median annual salary of $36,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city Birmingham-Hoover.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |