The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $45,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $59,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,870 | -2.53% | 11.55% |
| 2021 | $58,310 | 6.86% | - |
| 2020 | $54,310 | 1.91% | - |
| 2019 | $53,270 | 2.50% | - |
| 2018 | $51,940 | 2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $50,790 | 0.57% | - |
| 2016 | $50,500 | -0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $50,590 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $50,680 | 1.99% | - |
| 2013 | $49,670 | -1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $50,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,870 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Decatur | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Mobile | |
| Gadsden | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |