Social Worker (government) in Alabama: Pay Plan

$37,238 – $85,966

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$46,660

median pay in AL, all employers

4,220

workers in AL (SOC 21-1021)

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 grade	Published rate
Public Health Social Worker Class 40681 Grade 6871	$1,551.60 – $2,793.40 a half-month $37,238 – $67,042 a year 25 steps Step 01: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 02: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 03: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 04: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 05: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 06: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 07: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 08: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 09: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 10: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 11: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 12: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 13: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 14: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 15: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 16: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 17: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 18: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 19: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 20: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 21: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 22: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 23: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 24: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 25: $2,793.40 a half-month
Pub Health Social WKR SR Class 40682 Grade 7274	$1,753.90 – $3,237.10 a half-month $42,094 – $77,690 a year 26 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 Step 25: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 26: $3,237.10 a half-month
Social Worker I Class 50248 Grade 73	$1,842.40 – $3,081.40 a half-month $44,218 – $73,954 a year 22 steps Step 01: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 02: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 03: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 04: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 05: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 06: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 07: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 08: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 09: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 10: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 11: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 12: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 13: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 14: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 15: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 16: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 17: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 18: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 19: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 20: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 21: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 22: $3,081.40 a half-month
Social Worker II Class 50257 Grade 74	$1,936.20 – $3,237.10 a half-month $46,469 – $77,690 a year 22 steps Step 01: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 02: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 03: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 04: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 05: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 06: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 07: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 08: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 09: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 10: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 11: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 12: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 13: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 14: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 15: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 16: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 17: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 18: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 19: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 20: $3,081.40 a half-month Step 21: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 22: $3,237.10 a half-month
Senior Social Worker I Class 50221 Grade 75	$2,033.20 – $3,405.20 a half-month $48,797 – $81,725 a year 22 steps Step 01: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 02: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 03: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 04: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 05: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 06: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 07: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 08: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 09: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 10: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 11: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 12: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 13: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 14: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 15: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 16: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 17: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 18: $3,081.40 a half-month Step 19: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 20: $3,237.10 a half-month Step 21: $3,320.10 a half-month Step 22: $3,405.20 a half-month
Senior Social Worker II Class 50258 Grade 76	$2,135.80 – $3,581.90 a half-month $51,259 – $85,966 a year 22 steps Step 01: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 02: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 03: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 04: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 05: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 06: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 07: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 08: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 09: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 10: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 11: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 12: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 13: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 14: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 15: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 16: $3,081.40 a half-month Step 17: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 18: $3,237.10 a half-month Step 19: $3,320.10 a half-month Step 20: $3,405.20 a half-month Step 21: $3,493.30 a half-month Step 22: $3,581.90 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

Child, Family, and School Social Workers (SOC 21-1021) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	AL
Workers	4,220
10th percentile	$37,780
Median	$46,660
90th percentile	$72,490
National median, government employers	$65,660

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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