Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Alabama school district

Muscle Shoals City Schools spent $98,218 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Alabama district with 500 or more students; the median across all 140 Alabama districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $66,861. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Alabama only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Muscle Shoals City Schools $98,218; i3 Academy $89,288; Bessemer City Schools $89,006; Daleville City Schools $85,307; Fairfield City $82,725; Conecuh County $82,644; Florence City $80,906; Auburn City Schools $80,776; University Charter School $79,765; Troy City Schools $78,717; State median $66,861.050k100k150kMuscle Shoals City Schools$98,218i3 Academy$89,288Bessemer City Schools$89,006Daleville City Schools$85,307Fairfield City$82,725Conecuh County$82,644Florence City$80,906Auburn City Schools$80,776University Charter School$79,765Troy City Schools$78,717State median $66,861
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Muscle Shoals City Schools $98,218; i3 Academy $89,288; Bessemer City Schools $89,006; Daleville City Schools $85,307; Fairfield City $82,725; Conecuh County $82,644; Florence City $80,906; Auburn City Schools $80,776; University Charter School $79,765; Troy City Schools $78,717; State median $66,861.050k100k150kMuscle Shoals City Schools$98,218i3 Academy$89,288Bessemer City Schools$89,006Daleville City Schools$85,307Fairfield City$82,725Conecuh County$82,644Florence City$80,906Auburn City Schools$80,776University Charter School$79,765Troy City Schools$78,717State median $66,861
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Muscle Shoals City Schools $98,218; i3 Academy $89,288; Bessemer City Schools $89,006; Daleville City Schools $85,307; Fairfield City $82,725; Conecuh County $82,644; Florence City $80,906; Auburn City Schools $80,776; University Charter School $79,765; Troy City Schools $78,717; State median $66,861.050k100k150kMuscle Shoals City Schools$98,218i3 Academy$89,288Bessemer City Schools$89,006Daleville City Schools$85,307Fairfield City$82,725Conecuh County$82,644Florence City$80,906Auburn City Schools$80,776University Charter School$79,765Troy City Schools$78,717State median $66,861
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Muscle Shoals City Schools $98,218; i3 Academy $89,288; Bessemer City Schools $89,006; Daleville City Schools $85,307; Fairfield City $82,725; Conecuh County $82,644; Florence City $80,906; Auburn City Schools $80,776; University Charter School $79,765; Troy City Schools $78,717; State median $66,861.050k100k150kMuscle Shoals City Schools$98,218i3 Academy$89,288Bessemer City Schools$89,006Daleville City Schools$85,307Fairfield City$82,725Conecuh County$82,644Florence City$80,906Auburn City Schools$80,776University Charter School$79,765Troy City Schools$78,717State median $66,861

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 137 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Muscle Shoals City SchoolsColbert County127$98,218
i3 AcademyJefferson County28$89,288
Bessemer City SchoolsJefferson County156$89,006
Daleville City SchoolsDale County51$85,307
Fairfield CityJefferson County69$82,725
Conecuh CountyConecuh County70$82,644
Florence CityLauderdale County266$80,906
Auburn City SchoolsLee County466$80,776
University Charter SchoolSumter County34$79,765
Troy City SchoolsPike County92$78,717
Decatur CityMorgan County538$76,944
Midfield City SchoolsJefferson County55$76,587
Vestavia Hills CityJefferson County448$75,368
Pickens County SchoolsPickens County123$73,861
Phenix City SchoolsRussell County396$73,376
The other 122 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Russellville City SchoolsFranklin County150$73,015
Escambia CountyEscambia County227$72,952
Dallas County School DistrictDallas County133$72,640
Winston County SchoolsWinston County134$72,312
Bullock CountyBullock County72$72,139
Birmingham CityJefferson County1,116$71,904
Leeds City SchoolsJefferson County121$71,734
Ozark City SchoolsDale County117$71,502
Cullman County SchoolsCullman County537$71,389
Athens City SchoolsLimestone County264$71,385
Alexander CityTallapoosa County169$71,337
Greene County Board of EducationGreene County58$70,939
Mountain Brook CityJefferson County376$70,735
Cherokee County SchoolsCherokee County227$70,585
Jackson CountyJackson County269$70,310
Gadsden CityEtowah County282$69,922
Lowndes County Public SchoolsLowndes County79$69,901
Macon CountyMacon County114$69,846
Pike Road CityMontgomery County138$69,574
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County1,412$69,484
Opelika City SchoolsLee County307$69,368
Gulf Shores City DistrictBaldwin County141$69,241
Jacksonville City SchoolsCalhoun County99$69,218
Tarrant CityJefferson County70$69,211
Franklin County School DistrictFranklin County230$69,139
Madison County SchoolsMadison County1,102$69,067
Attalla City SchoolsEtowah County82$69,031
Marion CountyMarion County205$68,975
Enterprise City School DistrictCoffee County352$68,960
Lauderdale County School DistrictLauderdale County466$68,948
Perry CountyPerry County64$68,906
Hoover City SchoolsJefferson County950$68,749
Jefferson County SchoolsJefferson County1,941$68,738
Lamar County School DistrictLamar County126$68,653
Demopolis CityMarengo County126$68,573
Cullman City SchoolsCullman County188$68,506
Jasper City School DistrictWalker County160$68,357
Brewton City SchoolsEscambia County76$68,331
Anniston City SchoolsCalhoun County104$68,087
Marshall County School DistrictMarshall County334$67,959
Pelham City SchoolsShelby County205$67,846
Shelby CountyShelby County1,209$67,679
Talladega CityTalladega County96$67,667
Pell City SchoolsSt. Clair County222$67,653
Butler County School DistrictButler County147$67,522
Huntsville CityMadison County1,315$67,464
St. Clair County SchoolsSt. Clair County504$67,455
Lee County SchoolsLee County575$67,245
Barbour County School DistrictBarbour County37$67,189
Geneva County Board of EducationGeneva County156$67,151
Elba CityCoffee County44$66,932
Baldwin County Public SchoolsBaldwin County1,920$66,931
Alabaster CityShelby County367$66,909
Houston County Board of EducationHouston County379$66,813
Haleyville CityWinston County103$66,812
Andalusia CityCovington County105$66,743
Pike County Schools ALPike County131$66,733
Blount County School DistrictBlount County420$66,725
Homewood City SchoolsJefferson County306$66,721
LEAD AcademyMontgomery County29$66,702
Walker County Board Of EducationWalker County412$66,701
Arab CityMarshall County155$66,624
Monroe County Board of EducationMonroe County182$66,567
Cleburne County Public SchoolsCleburne County144$66,498
Coosa CountyCoosa County43$66,229
Etowah County Board of EducationEtowah County493$66,217
Sumter County SchoolsSumter County67$66,060
Roanoke City SchoolsRandolph County84$65,762
Lanett City SchoolsChambers County57$65,754
Satsuma CityMobile County81$65,728
Guntersville City SchoolsMarshall County105$65,657
Opp CityCovington County85$65,621
Oneonta City SchoolsBlount County87$65,596
Dothan City SchoolsHouston County445$65,593
Trussville CityJefferson County304$65,591
Selma City SchoolsDallas County143$65,509
Boaz City School SystemMarshall County140$65,467
Chambers County School DistrictChambers County182$65,303
Tallassee City SchoolsElmore County100$65,280
Clay County Board of EducationClay County99$65,235
Sylacauga City SchoolsTalladega County121$65,116
Winfield City SchoolsMarion County78$65,088
Piedmont CityCalhoun County64$65,084
Oxford City School DistrictCalhoun County287$65,038
Hartselle City SchoolsMorgan County233$64,965
Madison City SchoolsMadison County721$64,911
DeKalb County SchoolsDeKalb County539$64,870
Lawrence County SchoolsLawrence County289$64,824
Clarke County School DistrictClarke County148$64,803
Dale CountyDale County190$64,776
Tuscumbia City Public SchoolsColbert County92$64,707
Wilcox CountyWilcox County86$64,634
Elmore County Board of EducationElmore County621$64,444
Morgan County SchoolsMorgan County437$64,351
Tuscaloosa City School DistrictTuscaloosa County642$64,045
Thomasville CityClarke County68$63,926
Sheffield City SchoolsColbert County71$63,916
Fort Payne City SchoolsDeKalb County212$63,876
Mobile County Public SchoolsMobile County2,914$63,845
Tallapoosa County Public SchoolsTallapoosa County173$63,796
Russell County School DistrictRussell County203$63,723
Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County142$63,719
Washington County Public SchoolsWashington County147$63,656
Bibb County SchoolsBibb County182$63,515
Randolph County School SystemRandolph County122$63,418
Geneva CityGeneva County82$63,337
Colbert CountyColbert County182$63,273
Tuscaloosa County School SystemTuscaloosa County1,036$63,168
Covington County SchoolsCovington County190$63,117
Talladega CountyTalladega County379$62,712
Autauga CountyAutauga County515$62,530
Saraland City School DistrictMobile County185$61,808
Chilton CountyChilton County434$61,770
Marengo County School DistrictMarengo County72$61,514
Henry County Public SchoolsHenry County153$61,503
Albertville City School DistrictMarshall County303$61,299
Fayette County Public SchoolsFayette County139$61,243
Hale County Public SchoolsHale County133$61,019
Coffee CountyCoffee County156$60,776
Scottsboro City SchoolsJackson County150$59,480
Calhoun County School DistrictCovington County486$59,253
Choctaw County School DistrictChoctaw County75$57,436

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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