The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of retail salespersons 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 | $17,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $37,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,310 | 11.54% | 22.76% |
| 2021 | $22,390 | 2.50% | - |
| 2020 | $21,830 | 1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $21,560 | 7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $19,890 | 1.06% | - |
| 2017 | $19,680 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $19,550 | -1.79% | - |
| 2015 | $19,900 | -0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $20,090 | 0.95% | - |
| 2013 | $19,900 | 1.76% | - |
| 2012 | $19,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,310 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Huntsville | |
| Decatur | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |