The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers 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 | $23,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers 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 $36,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $28,310 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $28,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,310 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Birmingham-Hoover.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Birmingham-Hoover |