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Teaching salary summary page for the state of Alabama Salary range (2007): $33,737 to $56,774 Average teacher salary (2005-2006): $40,347 Average beginning teacher salary (2005-2006): $31,310 Median household income (2005-2006): $38,160 Median house price (2007): $92,255 Per-Pupil Spending: $6,115 Cents spent on benefits for every dollar paid as salary: 26.8¢ Grade: Summary Alabama has offered financial incentives to students who desire to major in education and who commit to teach in a high poverty school on subjects math or science. Educators in Alabama are facing many challenges to achieve national board certification. Although the coursework is rigorous it is really compensating when nationally certified teachers get their $5,000 pay raise from the state. However national certification is valid only for ten years but it qualifies them to receive a one time $5,000 grant for classroom use. Alabama has been providing incentive pay based on teacher’s work and is constantly in pursuit to find programs that will train and keep teachers in their classrooms to help ensure quality educational services. The state has recently received additional funding from the federal government which gave the people’s representative in Alabama Legislature to fund and apply ideas and thoughtful solutions that will tend to change traditional ways and create new programs to make teaching profession more responsive to the current labor market. New policies are being formed for those who decide to enter teaching and stay. Takers of the national board certification grants are required to teach in Alabama for a minimum of five years. The state even demonstrated flexible policies for licensure reciprocity to teachers from other states. Teachers in Alabama just proved their best in what they do getting better in their jobs to making slow steady progress in bringing broad education reforms and enjoying state supported programs for personal career advancement. Successful programs like Alabama Reading Initiative, Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative, and distance learning are already rolling out and are showing remarkable growth. Valued Added method improved their approach to assess student economic growth and teaching effectiveness where the state even reward teachers who help students learn more and make significant academic gains. Alabama is a home for teachers who want to grow and advance in their career because Alabama finds it worthy to invest in their teachers. Links: AFT teacher’s salaries in Alabama Return to the Average Teacher Salary Main Page
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