SALARY · SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, SHORT-TERM · ALABAMA

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Alabama

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for substitute teachers, short-term in Alabama and found a median of $25,340 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$25,340

$12 per hour at the median · That is $16,330 (39.2 percent) below the national median of $41,670 for this occupation.

$25,660Mean annual salary
$12Mean hourly wage
$9,290People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $23,060Median: $25,34075th: $30,020
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$23,060
Median (50th percentile)$25,340
75th percentile$30,020
Mean$25,660

The middle half of workers earned from $23,060 to $30,020 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$21,522 a year
$1,793 a month
Federal tax $924 · FICA $1,939 · State tax $956

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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