The annual salary statistics of public relations specialists in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations specialists 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 | $36,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations specialists 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 $75,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,700 | -4.20% | 23.82% |
| 2021 | $57,000 | 4.32% | - |
| 2020 | $54,540 | 31.11% | - |
| 2018 | $37,570 | 16.34% | - |
| 2017 | $31,430 | -2.20% | - |
| 2016 | $32,120 | -24.53% | - |
| 2015 | $40,000 | 3.67% | - |
| 2014 | $38,530 | -10.72% | - |
| 2013 | $42,660 | 2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $41,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,700 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for public relations specialists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations specialists in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Montgomery | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Decatur | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |