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SOC 39-1014 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services — Florence

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · 10 metro areas compared

$45,220 /year
$21.74per hour
80jobs in area
−6.9%vs US median

At $45,220, median pay for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Florence, AL tracks the national median of $48,560 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $48,56010TH$27,93025TH$33,840MEDIAN$45,22075TH$59,14090TH$73,670

How pay has moved

$49,873$33,0582022202320242025$45,220
$35,860 in 2022 to $45,220 in 2025, +26.1% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+6.3%
Openings per year
13,400
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

21.5% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $45,220, median pay for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Florence, AL tracks the national median of $48,560 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $33,840 and $59,140. The lowest tenth earn under $27,930, while the highest tenth earn more than $73,670.

The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 2.04 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Anniston leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $51,620. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 120th of 219 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$27,930−42.5%
25th$33,840−30.3%
Median (50th)$45,220−6.9%
75th$59,140+21.8%
90th$73,670+51.7%
Mean$49,480+1.9%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Alabama

Median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Anniston$51,62030
2Decatur$50,23070
3Auburn$48,51090
4Birmingham$46,070500
5Tuscaloosa$45,60070
6Huntsville$45,520270
7Daphne$43,640190
8Montgomery$39,920160
9Dothan$39,580100
10Mobile$39,350140

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Florence run 15.2% below the national average, so the median of $45,220 goes as far as $53,325 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 9.8% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$45,220as reported by BLS

Local price level

84.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$53,325US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $45,220 a year, 6.9% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $27,930 to $73,670 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Anniston, at $51,620.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Florence, AL?

The median annual wage is $45,220, or $21.74 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $48,560, so pay in Florence, AL is 6.9% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Florence, AL earns more than $73,670 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $27,930 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Anniston, at $51,620 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Florence, AL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.