Forester in Alabama: State Pay Plan & Salary

$42,094 – $73,954

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$79,530

median pay in AL, all employers

240

workers in AL (SOC 19-1032)

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.

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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 grade	Published rate
Forester Class 70429 Grade 7273	$1,753.90 – $3,081.40 a half-month $42,094 – $73,954 a year 24 steps Step 01: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 02: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 03: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 04: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 05: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 06: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 07: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 08: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 09: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 10: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 11: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 12: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 13: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 14: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 15: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 16: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 17: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 18: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 19: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 20: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 21: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 22: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 23: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 24: $3,081.40 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

Foresters (SOC 19-1032) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	AL
Workers	240
10th percentile	$50,240
Median	$79,530
90th percentile	$95,400
National median, government employers	$72,030

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.

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Forester in Alabama

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