How much do Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers make in Anniston-Oxford, AL?

Percentile spread

For Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, the published 10th percentile is $33,360 and the 90th percentile is $63,730. The difference is $30,370, which is 62.0% 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 $39,150 to the 75th at $55,580, covers $16,430.

The mean annual wage is $48,530, which sits below the median of $48,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Anniston-Oxford, AL median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $48,570 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,976, which is 17.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.4% higher than the Alabama median of $40,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anniston-Oxford, AL is 85.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers at $56,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks 3rd of 23 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).).

• Gadsden, AL is 23 miles away, with a median of $36,700 and employment of 230. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,847, against $56,976 here.
• Rome, GA is 49 miles away, with a median of $42,240 and employment of 230. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,850, against $56,976 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 61 miles away, with a median of $44,290 and employment of 1,930. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,328, against $56,976 here.

Employment share

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers accounts for 0.78% of wage-and-salary employment in Anniston-Oxford, AL (340 of 43,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.03 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.