How much do Financial Managers make in Decatur, AL?

Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $88,880 and the 90th percentile is $255,230. The difference is $166,350, which is 116.4% 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 $109,110 to the 75th at $188,760, covers $79,650.

The mean annual wage is $157,890, which sits above the median of $142,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, AL median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $163,899, which is 1.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Alabama median of $140,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, AL is 87.212, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $142,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $163,899 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Managers. Decatur, AL ranks 8th of 22 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).).

• Huntsville, AL is 29 miles away, with a median of $158,620 and employment of 890. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $170,427, against $163,899 here.
• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 41 miles away, with a median of $128,830 and employment of 150. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,892, against $163,899 here.
• Gadsden, AL is 68 miles away, with a median of $122,470 and employment of 70. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,984, against $163,899 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, AL (150 of 61,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.