Teacher Salary at Fort Payne City
Fort Payne, Alabama · DeKalb
Estimated salary range
$39,000–$70,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Fort Payne City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne City
- Enrollment
- 3,508 students
- Schools
- 5
- Teachers
- 226.5
- Student / teacher ratio
- 15.5 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Fort Payne City
9 open positions right now at Fort Payne City.
- 6 certificated teaching