How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Coaches and Scouts, the published 10th percentile is $21,730 and the 90th percentile is $225,290. The difference is $203,560, which is 341.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $23,830 to the 75th at $97,960, covers $74,130.

The mean annual wage is $85,430, which sits above the median of $59,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 25.8% higher than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,722, which is 43.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $67,722 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Coaches and Scouts. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 1st of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbus, GA-AL is 40 miles away, with a median of $36,110 and employment of 90. That median is 39.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,439, against $67,722 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $37,290 and employment of 260. That median is 37.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,580, against $67,722 here.
• Dothan, AL is 86 miles away, with a median of $21,520 and employment of 60. That median is 63.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,670, against $67,722 here.

Employment share

Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (300 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.58 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.