The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other social workers in Tuscaloosa 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 | $24,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $73,450 | 0.00% | 14.02% |
| 2018 | $73,450 | 1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $72,250 | 1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $71,110 | 1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $70,270 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $67,660 | 6.67% | - |
| 2012 | $63,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,450 in Tuscaloosa is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Tuscaloosa is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 64.5 percent (64.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mobile.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Mobile |