Teacher Salary at Gadsden City
Gadsden, Alabama · Etowah
Estimated salary range
$39,000–$70,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Gadsden City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden City
- Enrollment
- 4,940 students
- Schools
- 15
- Teachers
- 276.73
- Student / teacher ratio
- 17.9 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Gadsden City
25 open positions right now at Gadsden City.
- 12 certificated teaching
- 3 administration
- 2 paraprofessional