Alabama state government salary

Alabama Salaries

Total state expenditures: $39.2 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Alabama.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2025
Salary	Per diem
$62,212/year	No per diem is paid to legislators whose permanent residence is less than six hours away. The daily rate is $12.75 for 6–12 hour trips and $34 for non-overnight trips over 12 hours. Overnight per diem is $85 for one night or $100 per day for two or more nights.

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey	$131,800
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Will Ainsworth	$71,924
Attorney General of Alabama Steve Marshall	$201,444
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen	$67,296
Alabama Public Service Commission President Cynthia Almond	$114,639
Alabama Comptroller Kathleen D. Baxter	$174,504
Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 Chris Beeker, III	$114,639
Alabama Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources Christopher Blankenship	$189,610
Alabama Treasurer Young Boozer	$92,906
Alabama Commissioner of Insurance Mark Fowler	$161,160
Alabama State Board of Education District 7 Allen Long
Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey	$299,900
Alabama State Board of Education District 6 Marie Manning
Alabama State Board of Education District 3 Kelly Mooney
Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 Jeremy Oden	$114,639
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate	$103,348
Alabama Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed
Alabama State Board of Education District 8 Wayne Reynolds
Alabama State Board of Education District 4 Yvette Richardson
Alabama State Board of Education District 5 Tonya Smith Chestnut
Alabama Auditor Andrew Sorrell	$93,606
Alabama State Board of Education District 2 Tracie West
Alabama State Board of Education District 1 Jackie Zeigler

Judicial salaries

See also: Alabama court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $207,625	Associates: $192,036

State profile

Demographic data for Alabama
	Alabama	U.S.
Total population:	4,853,875	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	50,645	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	68.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	26.4%	12.6%
Asian:	1.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	1.7%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	84.3%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	23.5%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$43,623	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	23.3%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Alabama

Alabama voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2025 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts