SOC 49-2098 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for security and fire alarm systems installers in Florence, Alabama is $60,320 a year ($29.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,450: half of the 40 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,960).

$60,320average per year

$29.00 / hourMedian $58,450Take-home ≈ $48,124

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,580 or more. The middle half of security and fire alarm systems installers in Florence earn between $47,820 and $71,940.

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,320$5,027$29.00
Median$58,450$4,871$28.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,820$3,985$22.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,940$5,995$34.59

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Security and fire alarm systems installers in Florence earn about the same as the Alabama average ($60,710) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,960). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $60,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$60,320$58,450$39,660$89,58040
Alabama$60,710$60,710$39,660$77,5501,350
United States$60,960$60,070$38,800$81,15086,340

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $60,320, a single filer in Florence takes home about $48,124 a year, or $4,010 a month and $1,851 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for security and fire alarm systems installers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $60,320 buys what about $71,118 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 3rd of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($63,330).

All Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for security and fire alarm systems installers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($86,380).

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary by city

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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Florence: questions

How much do security and fire alarm systems installers make an hour in Florence?

$29.00 an hour on average, and $28.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level security and fire alarm systems installers salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the security and fire alarm systems installers take-home pay in Florence?

About $48,124 a year ($4,010 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,320. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do security and fire alarm systems installers earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,960).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2098; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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