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Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County salary schedule, 2025-26
Salary schedule for teachers and other certified employees, 187 days (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a rank and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,600 (Rank B/ND, step 1) and tops out at $91,912 (Rank DR, step 36), per Mobile County Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $254.55 per day.
- The grid has 4 rank columns and 36 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 36.
- Mobile County enrolled 50,929 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Alabama by NCES enrollment.
Salary schedule for teachers and other certified employees, 187 days (2025-26)
| Step \ Rank | Rank B/ND | Rank A | Rank AA | Rank DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,600 | $51,875 | $55,936 | $59,995 |
| 2 | $47,600 | $51,875 | $55,936 | $59,995 |
| 3 | $47,600 | $51,875 | $55,936 | $59,995 |
| 4 | $49,616 | $57,058 | $61,524 | $65,997 |
| 5 | $49,616 | $57,058 | $61,524 | $65,997 |
| 6 | $49,616 | $57,058 | $61,524 | $65,997 |
| 7 | $51,792 | $59,558 | $64,237 | $68,881 |
| 8 | $51,792 | $59,558 | $64,237 | $68,881 |
| 9 | $51,792 | $59,558 | $64,237 | $68,881 |
| 10 | $53,356 | $61,358 | $66,177 | $70,962 |
| 11 | $53,888 | $61,971 | $66,838 | $71,671 |
| 12 | $54,428 | $62,591 | $67,506 | $72,387 |
| 13 | $54,972 | $63,217 | $68,181 | $73,111 |
| 14 | $55,522 | $63,848 | $68,864 | $73,842 |
| 15 | $56,077 | $64,487 | $69,551 | $74,581 |
| 16 | $56,638 | $65,133 | $70,248 | $75,327 |
| 17 | $57,204 | $65,783 | $70,950 | $76,080 |
| 18 | $57,776 | $66,441 | $71,660 | $76,841 |
| 19 | $58,354 | $67,105 | $72,377 | $77,608 |
| 20 | $58,937 | $67,776 | $73,101 | $78,384 |
| 21 | $59,527 | $68,454 | $73,831 | $79,169 |
| 22 | $60,122 | $69,139 | $74,570 | $79,961 |
| 23 | $60,723 | $69,831 | $75,314 | $80,760 |
| 24 | $61,330 | $70,528 | $76,068 | $81,567 |
| 25 | $61,944 | $71,234 | $76,829 | $82,383 |
| 26 | $62,563 | $71,946 | $77,597 | $83,207 |
| 27 | $63,188 | $72,665 | $78,373 | $84,039 |
| 28 | $63,821 | $73,392 | $79,157 | $84,880 |
| 29 | $64,459 | $74,126 | $79,948 | $85,728 |
| 30 | $65,104 | $74,867 | $80,748 | $86,586 |
| 31 | $65,754 | $75,616 | $81,555 | $87,452 |
| 32 | $66,412 | $76,372 | $82,371 | $88,325 |
| 33 | $67,077 | $77,136 | $83,195 | $89,209 |
| 34 | $67,747 | $77,907 | $84,027 | $90,102 |
| 35 | $68,424 | $78,686 | $84,867 | $91,003 |
| 36 | $69,109 | $79,473 | $85,715 | $91,912 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,600 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,600 | +$0 |
| 4 | $49,616 | +$2,016 |
| 5 | $49,616 | +$2,016 |
| 6 | $49,616 | +$2,016 |
Worked example as rendered: Rank B/ND, step 1 = $47,600 a year, $3,966.67 a month spread over 12 months, $254.55 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule 42, the 187-day nine-month schedule that covers Teacher, Counselor, Instructional Specialist and Librarian.
Rank B/ND is a bachelor's degree, Rank A a master's, Rank AA an Educational Specialist and Rank DR a doctorate.
Each row also carries the district's years-of-experience figure, which runs from 0 at step 1 to 35 at step 36.
The district publishes separate 202-day, 222-day and 240/260-day teacher schedules, plus a TEAMS schedule, that are not reproduced here.
Board approved September 22, 2025, effective October 1, 2025.
- Soft spot: The interior schedule pages are headed "2024-2025 SALARY SCHEDULES" even though the cover, the board approval and the effective date are all 2025-2026; the cover year is used here.
- Soft spot: The district's salary-schedules page posted nothing newer than 2025-2026 at the time of this harvest.
How this schedule moves
On the Rank B/ND column a teacher moves from $47,600 at step 1 to $69,109 at step 36: 35 step increases worth $615 each on average, 45% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,176, between step 6 and step 7.
6 of the 35 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Rank DR, starts at $59,995 and tops out at $91,912, 33% above the top of the Rank B/ND column.
Among the 8 Alabama district schedules indexed here, Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 7th; the state medians are $49,156 to start and $95,144 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 38th percentile and the top cell at the 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Rank | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank B/ND | $47,600 | $69,109 | 35 | 45% |
| Rank A | $51,875 | $79,473 | 35 | 53% |
| Rank AA | $55,936 | $85,715 | 35 | 53% |
| Rank DR | $59,995 | $91,912 | 35 | 53% |
Against Alabama districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County | 50,929 | 2025-26 | $47,600 | – | $91,912 |
| Jefferson County Board of Education | 35,671 | 2026-27 | $49,523 | $49,523 | $95,624 |
| Baldwin County Board of Education | 31,818 | 2026-27 | $51,951 | $56,616 | $100,313 |
| Montgomery County Board of Education | 26,435 | 2025-26 | $47,600 | $51,875 | $91,912 |
| Huntsville City Board of Education | 23,649 | 2026-27 | $49,215 | $53,533 | $97,950 |
| Shelby County Board of Education | 20,937 | 2025-26 | $47,600.00 | $51,877.47 | $92,844.60 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County schedule?
$47,600 at step 1 on Rank B/ND, per the 2025-26 schedule (Mobile County Public Schools).
What is the top of the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County salary schedule?
$91,912, at step 36 on Rank DR (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County salary schedule?
On the Rank B/ND column the top figure, $69,109, is reached at step 36, 35 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Alabama districts with schedules
- Jefferson County Board of Educationstarts $49,523
- Baldwin County Board of Educationstarts $51,951
- Montgomery County Board of Educationstarts $47,600
- Huntsville City Board of Educationstarts $49,215
- Shelby County Board of Educationstarts $47,600.00
- Hoover City Schoolsstarts $49,503
- Mountain Brook City Schoolsstarts $49,096
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