Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Alabama

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$25,340

Median hourly

$12

Average annual

$25,660

Employed in state

9.3K

The median annual salary for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Alabama is $25,340, or about $12 an hour. That is 39% lower than the national median.

Pay in Alabama ranges from $18,170 at the 10th percentile to $30,020 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 9.3K people work as substitute teachers, short-term in the state.

Pay distribution in Alabama

10th$18,170

25th$23,060

Median$25,340

75th$30,020

90th$30,020

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $12.18
Daily: $97
Weekly: $487
Bi-weekly: $975
Monthly: $2,112
Annual: $25,340

$25,340 a year is around the 50th percentile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Terms in Alabama. The median is $25,340.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term — Alabama
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$8.70	$18,170
25th percentile	$11.10	$23,060
Median	$12.20	$25,340
75th percentile	$14.40	$30,020
90th percentile	$14.40	$30,020
Average (mean)	$12.30	$25,660
Employment	9,290 people

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay by metro area in Alabama

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Dothan, AL	$28,410	100
Mobile, AL	$25,720	290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$25,340	1.2K
Gadsden, AL	$25,340	210
Huntsville, AL	$25,340	820
Tuscaloosa, AL	$25,340	290
Montgomery, AL	$24,950	210
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$24,690	130
Columbus, GA-AL	$23,670	110
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$23,060	360
Decatur, AL	$17,680	310

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