Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accountant pay in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL was $67,600 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $56,150 and $89,990.

The Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL median is $16,080 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

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What should you know about florence-Muscle Shoals, AL?

Accountants and Auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: median $67,600; published 25th to 75th percentile $56,150 to $89,990.

Annual wage percentiles, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,640	$56,150	$67,600	$89,990	$107,260

Accountants and Auditors in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: median $32.50; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.00 to $43.26.

Hourly wage percentiles, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.91	$27.00	$32.50	$43.26	$51.57

BLS estimated 460 workers employed in this occupation in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL. Location quotient: 0.88.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accountant median is $67,600. The all-occupations median in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is $39,740. Ratio: 1.70 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.88 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accountant in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$52,020	$62,980	$83,740
May 2025	$56,150	$67,600	$89,990

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accountant
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Decatur, AL	$72,030	$60,330 to $91,830
Huntsville, AL	$79,220	$63,780 to $103,240

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