Of the 27,490 law professionals employed in Alabama, 470 work in Muscle Shoals. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of law professionals in Muscle Shoals has grown by 24%. Overall employment in Muscle Shoals has also increased.

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As the number of law professionals in Muscle Shoals has grown, salaries for law professionals have decreased. In 2010 Muscle Shoals law professionals earned an average yearly salary of $31,965. The average salary for law professionals in Muscle Shoals was $48,573 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of law professionals in Muscle Shoals is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Law professionals in Muscle Shoals make a median yearly salary of $30,480. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 88%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $23,020 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $43,305 per year.

On average law professional salaries in Muscle Shoals are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited law school in the city. Many of Muscle Shoals' law professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in law offered by Muscle Shoals' law school.

Approximately 4 students completed law courses in 2010.