The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers 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 | $16,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $51,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $21,200 | 9.81% | 14.43% |
| 2021 | $19,120 | -0.78% | - |
| 2020 | $19,270 | 4.46% | - |
| 2019 | $18,410 | -21.08% | - |
| 2018 | $22,290 | -0.27% | - |
| 2017 | $22,350 | 1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $21,980 | -12.65% | - |
| 2015 | $24,760 | 19.87% | - |
| 2014 | $19,840 | -0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $19,950 | 9.07% | - |
| 2012 | $18,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,200, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the lowest paying city for recreation workers in state of Alabama, following city of Decatur (median annual salary of $36,230). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is about 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Huntsville | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |