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Custodian (schools & public buildings) in Alabama

Alabama State Personnel Department lists 3 job classes for this work in the Alabama state pay plan: Custodial Worker, Building Custodian I–II.

$20,587 – $42,094
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$30,620
median pay in AL, all employers
25,110
workers in AL (SOC 37-2011)

Sources: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Alabama state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2026. These are the ranges Alabama sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Custodial Worker
Class 80101
Grade 39
$857.80 – $1,272.60 a half-month
$20,587 – $30,542 a year
17 steps
  • Step 06: $857.80 a half-month
  • Step 07: $879.10 a half-month
  • Step 08: $901.30 a half-month
  • Step 09: $923.40 a half-month
  • Step 10: $946.30 a half-month
  • Step 11: $969.50 a half-month
  • Step 12: $994.10 a half-month
  • Step 13: $1,018.60 a half-month
  • Step 14: $1,045.00 a half-month
  • Step 15: $1,070.50 a half-month
  • Step 16: $1,097.50 a half-month
  • Step 17: $1,125.60 a half-month
  • Step 18: $1,154.10 a half-month
  • Step 19: $1,182.40 a half-month
  • Step 20: $1,211.90 a half-month
  • Step 21: $1,241.90 a half-month
  • Step 22: $1,272.60 a half-month
Building Custodian I
Class 80111
Grade 48
$1,018.60 – $1,591.20 a half-month
$24,446 – $38,189 a year
19 steps
  • Step 04: $1,018.60 a half-month
  • Step 05: $1,045.00 a half-month
  • Step 06: $1,070.50 a half-month
  • Step 07: $1,097.50 a half-month
  • Step 08: $1,125.60 a half-month
  • Step 09: $1,154.10 a half-month
  • Step 10: $1,182.40 a half-month
  • Step 11: $1,211.90 a half-month
  • Step 12: $1,241.90 a half-month
  • Step 13: $1,272.60 a half-month
  • Step 14: $1,304.30 a half-month
  • Step 15: $1,336.40 a half-month
  • Step 16: $1,370.30 a half-month
  • Step 17: $1,405.30 a half-month
  • Step 18: $1,440.10 a half-month
  • Step 19: $1,476.00 a half-month
  • Step 20: $1,514.10 a half-month
  • Step 21: $1,551.60 a half-month
  • Step 22: $1,591.20 a half-month
Building Custodian II
Class 80112
Grade 52
$1,097.50 – $1,753.90 a half-month
$26,340 – $42,094 a year
20 steps
  • Step 03: $1,097.50 a half-month
  • Step 04: $1,125.60 a half-month
  • Step 05: $1,154.10 a half-month
  • Step 06: $1,182.40 a half-month
  • Step 07: $1,211.90 a half-month
  • Step 08: $1,241.90 a half-month
  • Step 09: $1,272.60 a half-month
  • Step 10: $1,304.30 a half-month
  • Step 11: $1,336.40 a half-month
  • Step 12: $1,370.30 a half-month
  • Step 13: $1,405.30 a half-month
  • Step 14: $1,440.10 a half-month
  • Step 15: $1,476.00 a half-month
  • Step 16: $1,514.10 a half-month
  • Step 17: $1,551.60 a half-month
  • Step 18: $1,591.20 a half-month
  • Step 19: $1,630.50 a half-month
  • Step 20: $1,670.80 a half-month
  • Step 21: $1,711.70 a half-month
  • Step 22: $1,753.90 a half-month

Schedule: Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Alabama, all employers Sourced

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (SOC 37-2011) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureAL
Workers25,110
10th percentile$23,490
Median$30,620
90th percentile$41,080
National median, government employers$39,640

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Employers in Alabama

140 school districts in Alabama, largest Mobile County, Baldwin County, Jefferson County.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff). Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Custodian (schools & public buildings) page.

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