The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $17,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $34,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $18,930 | 7.92% | 7.29% |
| 2021 | $17,430 | -8.55% | - |
| 2020 | $18,920 | 1.43% | - |
| 2019 | $18,650 | -3.11% | - |
| 2018 | $19,230 | 0.00% | - |
| 2017 | $19,230 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $18,840 | 2.71% | - |
| 2015 | $18,330 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $17,960 | 1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $17,730 | 1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $17,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,930 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Mobile | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden | |
| Dothan |