Teacher Salary at Birmingham City
Birmingham, Alabama · Jefferson
Estimated salary range
$39,000–$70,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Birmingham City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Birmingham City directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Alabama average teacher salary is $54,056 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $39,440.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Birmingham City — estimate uses the Alabama state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Alabama cost-of-living index is 87.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Birmingham City
- Enrollment
- 20,954 students
- Schools
- 49
- Teachers
- 1,089
- Student / teacher ratio
- 19.2 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Birmingham City
330 open positions right now at Birmingham City.
- 250 certificated teaching
- 6 administration
- 8 paraprofessional
- 1 substitute