Annual salary
$47,600.00
Alabama · salary schedule · 2025-26
Shelby County Board of Education salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher, career coach, instructional coach salary schedule, 9 month (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a rank and experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Shelby County Board of Education's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,600.00 (Bachelor's - II, experience 0) and tops out at $92,844.60 (Doctorate - DC, experience 35), per Shelby County Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's - II) starts at $47,600.00 and reaches $72,900.83 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's - I) the range is $51,877.47 to $81,714.92.
- 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 experience rows; the highest cell is reached at experience 35.
- Shelby County enrolled 20,937 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in Alabama by NCES enrollment.
Teacher, career coach, instructional coach salary schedule, 9 month (2025-26)
| Experience \ Rank | Bachelor's - II | Master's - I | EdS - AA | Doctorate - DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $47,600.00 | $51,877.47 | $55,938.32 | $59,997.27 |
| 1 | $47,817.36 | $52,192.19 | $56,146.23 | $61,998.13 |
| 2 | $48,042.77 | $52,295.19 | $56,352.23 | $63,991.36 |
| 3 | $50,170.34 | $57,536.72 | $61,809.30 | $66,001.76 |
| 4 | $50,401.14 | $57,763.70 | $62,034.37 | $66,301.22 |
| 5 | $50,626.21 | $57,988.77 | $62,265.17 | $66,606.41 |
| 6 | $52,361.94 | $59,947.67 | $64,346.14 | $68,885.75 |
| 7 | $52,594.65 | $60,180.38 | $64,573.12 | $69,189.03 |
| 8 | $52,823.54 | $60,409.27 | $64,811.54 | $69,499.93 |
| 9 | $53,939.36 | $61,647.17 | $66,179.15 | $70,964.82 |
| 10 | $55,144.84 | $62,923.22 | $67,037.48 | $71,992.91 |
| 11 | $55,936.41 | $63,796.81 | $67,951.13 | $73,032.44 |
| 12 | $56,874.85 | $64,714.27 | $68,851.42 | $73,112.55 |
| 13 | $57,443.26 | $65,360.88 | $69,539.99 | $73,843.08 |
| 14 | $58,021.20 | $66,013.21 | $70,234.28 | $74,583.15 |
| 15 | $58,467.53 | $67,066.09 | $71,825.05 | $76,303.63 |
| 16 | $59,056.92 | $67,735.59 | $72,542.24 | $77,064.68 |
| 17 | $59,646.31 | $68,418.44 | $73,272.77 | $77,840.99 |
| 18 | $60,367.30 | $69,124.18 | $74,014.75 | $78,596.32 |
| 19 | $60,970.04 | $69,812.75 | $74,760.54 | $79,389.80 |
| 20 | $61,576.59 | $70,508.95 | $75,504.43 | $80,181.37 |
| 21 | $62,158.35 | $71,064.00 | $76,053.76 | $80,717.35 |
| 22 | $62,778.26 | $71,773.55 | $76,812.91 | $81,520.37 |
| 23 | $63,407.70 | $72,486.92 | $77,577.77 | $82,332.92 |
| 24 | $64,048.58 | $73,228.90 | $78,376.97 | $83,191.25 |
| 25 | $64,693.29 | $73,965.16 | $79,164.73 | $84,026.69 |
| 26 | $65,336.08 | $74,699.51 | $79,950.58 | $84,862.13 |
| 27 | $67,321.68 | $75,464.37 | $80,776.48 | $85,743.35 |
| 28 | $67,995.00 | $76,215.89 | $81,579.50 | $86,597.87 |
| 29 | $68,675.94 | $76,980.76 | $82,397.77 | $87,465.73 |
| 30 | $69,362.60 | $77,751.35 | $83,221.77 | $88,341.23 |
| 31 | $70,054.99 | $78,529.57 | $84,055.30 | $89,224.36 |
| 32 | $70,758.82 | $79,313.51 | $84,894.56 | $90,117.02 |
| 33 | $71,462.65 | $80,105.08 | $85,741.44 | $91,015.41 |
| 34 | $72,177.92 | $80,902.37 | $86,595.96 | $91,923.33 |
| 35 | $72,900.83 | $81,714.92 | $87,465.73 | $92,844.60 |
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Per month (12)
$3,966.67
Per work day
$254.55 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this rank
| Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,817.36 | +$217.36 |
| 2 | $48,042.77 | +$442.77 |
| 3 | $50,170.34 | +$2,570.34 |
| 4 | $50,401.14 | +$2,801.14 |
| 5 | $50,626.21 | +$3,026.21 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's - II, experience 0 = $47,600.00 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 G, the nine-month 187-day schedule for Teacher, Career Coach and Instructional Coach.
The published grid gives an annual, a monthly and a daily figure for every cell; only the annual figures are reproduced here.
The Doctorate column is footnoted as requiring an earned doctorate from an accredited college or university.
Approved August 21, 2025, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Shelby County also publishes 9.5-, 10-, 10.5-, 11- and 12-month teacher schedules and a separate TEAMS schedule.
- Soft spot: The district's salary-schedules folder held only the FY2026 document at the time of this harvest, so no FY2027 grid was available.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's - II column a teacher moves from $47,600.00 at experience 0 to $72,900.83 at experience 35: 35 experience increases worth $723 each on average, 53% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,128, between experience 2 and experience 3.
A master's degree is worth $4,277 more than a bachelor's at the first experience (9.0%) and $8,814 more at the top of the column (12.1%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - DC, starts at $59,997.27 and tops out at $92,844.60, 27% above the top of the Bachelor's - II column.
Among the 8 Alabama district schedules indexed here, Shelby County Board of Education's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 6th; 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 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Rank | First experience | Top | Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's - II | $47,600.00 | $72,900.83 | 35 | 53% |
| Master's - I | $51,877.47 | $81,714.92 | 35 | 58% |
| EdS - AA | $55,938.32 | $87,465.73 | 35 | 56% |
| Doctorate - DC | $59,997.27 | $92,844.60 | 35 | 55% |
Against Alabama districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Board of Education | 20,937 | 2025-26 | $47,600.00 | $51,877.47 | $92,844.60 |
| Huntsville City Board of Education | 23,649 | 2026-27 | $49,215 | $53,533 | $97,950 |
| Montgomery County Board of Education | 26,435 | 2025-26 | $47,600 | $51,875 | $91,912 |
| Hoover City Schools | 13,524 | 2026-27 | $49,503 | $56,806 | $95,509 |
| Baldwin County Board of Education | 31,818 | 2026-27 | $51,951 | $56,616 | $100,313 |
| Jefferson County Board of Education | 35,671 | 2026-27 | $49,523 | $49,523 | $95,624 |
Starting pay is the first experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Shelby County Board of Education?
$47,600.00 on the rank Bachelor's - II at experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Shelby County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,600.00 (Bachelor's - II).
What is the top of the Shelby County Board of Education salary schedule?
$92,844.60, at experience 35 on Doctorate - DC (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 Shelby County Board of Education salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's - II column the top figure, $72,900.83, is reached at experience 35, 35 experience increases after experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Shelby County Board of Education?
$4,277 more at the first experience: $51,877.47 on Master's - I against $47,600.00 on Bachelor's - II (2025-26 schedule).
Other Alabama districts with schedules
- Huntsville City Board of Educationstarts $49,215
- Montgomery County Board of Educationstarts $47,600
- Hoover City Schoolsstarts $49,503
- Baldwin County Board of Educationstarts $51,951
- Jefferson County Board of Educationstarts $49,523
- Mountain Brook City Schoolsstarts $49,096
- Board of School Commissioners of Mobile Countystarts $47,600
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