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How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Mobile, AL is $60,970. The 10th percentile is $47,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,050. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$60,970

10th percentile
$47,500
25th percentile
$48,380
Median
$60,970
75th percentile
$62,380
90th percentile
$73,050
Mean
$58,200

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $47,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,050. The difference is $25,550, which is 41.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,380 to the 75th at $62,380, covers $14,000.

The mean annual wage is $58,200, which sits below the median of $60,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Mobile, AL median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,207, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Alabama median of $61,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $69,207 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Mobile, AL ranks 2nd of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 27 miles away, with a median of $61,680. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,139, against $69,207 here.
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 50 miles away, with a median of $50,820 and employment of 1,590. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,463, against $69,207 here.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $50,360 and employment of 2,760. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,537, against $69,207 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Mobile, AL is $60,970. The 10th percentile is $47,500 and the 90th percentile is $73,050.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Mobile, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,970 is $69,207. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mobile, AL compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $61,680. Mobile, AL ranks 2nd of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.