Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Mobile, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Mobile, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Mobile is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Mobile, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,800
25th Percentile Wage
$17,530
50th Percentile Wage
$17,530
75th Percentile Wage
$18,270
90th Percentile Wage
$20,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Mobile, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $20,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,800.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$17,530
-8.50% -9.98%
2021
$19,020
-3.52% -
2020
$19,690
2.08% -
2019
$19,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Mobile with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $17,530 in Mobile is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Mobile is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tuscaloosa
$19,610
Huntsville
$19,320
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$19,150
Montgomery
$18,150
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$17,890
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$17,890
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$17,580
Mobile
$17,530
Anniston-Oxford
$17,520
Decatur
$17,510
Birmingham-Hoover
$17,490
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$17,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Mobile, Alabama.