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Alabama School Counselor Salary
Typically, Alabama school counselors will earn a higher salary than teachers working in the same school. Similar to teachers, however, is the school counselor’s ability to increase their salaries with the acquisition of further education and may also supplement their income by working over the summer months.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics is where we have acquired our salary statistics for counselors in Alabama. While a wonderful resource for statistics across the country, the BLS has failed to create such targeted salary statistics for school counselors in the state of Alabama. However, they do offer salary statistics for all educational, vocational and school counselors in the state.
So, you should be able to confidently approximate the Alabama School Counseling salary by adding $5,000 to $7,000 to the Alabama salary statistics for all educational, vocational and school counselor salaries.
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Capella University
MS in School Counseling, PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision Click here to contact Capella University and request information about their programs.
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Grand Canyon University
M. Ed in School Counseling (leads to initial Licensure) Click here to contact Grand Canyon University and request information about their programs.
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University of West Alabama
M.Ed School Counseling, E.dS School Counseling, E.dD Rural Ed - Counseling programs Click here to contact University of West Alabama and request information about their programs.
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New York University (NYU)
NYU Steinhardt's accredited master of arts program in Counseling and Guidance: School and Bilingual School Counseling. Through this online program, you will gain the skills you need to become a professional Pre-K-12 school counselor, working with children and families in your community to foster academic achievement and success. Click here to contact New York University and request information about their programs.
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Campbellsville University
M.A. in Education in School Guidance Counseling (P-12) and a Certificate in Guidance Counseling Click here to contact Campbellsville University and request information about their programs.
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Our Lady of the Lake University
Offers a Master of Arts - School Counseling Click here to contact Our Lady of the Lake University and request information about their programs.
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Butler University
Master of Science in School Counseling Click here to contact Butler University and request information about their programs.
National Counselor Salaries*
School Counselors | $55,560 |
Educational, Vocational and School Counselors | $49,760 |
Alabama Counselor Salaries*
Alabama School Counselors | ~$50,180 |
Alabama Educational, Vocational and School Counselors | $44,180 |
Alabama School Counselor Salaries by city**
Anniston, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$44,110 |
Birmingham, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$56150 |
Columbus, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$63,220 |
Decatur, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$58,640 |
Dothan, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$53,780 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$48,520 |
Huntsville, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$52,480 |
Mobile, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$46,410 |
Montgomery, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$43,250 |
Tuscaloosa, AL School Counselor Salary | ~$43,840 |
*Statistics are from the BLS May 2006 surveys
**City school counselor salary statistics were for originally for all educational, vocational, and school counselors. The approximate difference of $6,000 between all educational, vocational and school counselors and only school counselors nationwide is added to the city salary statistics to approximate city school counselor salaries.
When examining these salaries, remember to include the high quality benifits such as retirement, health care, dental care and the fact that you will only be working 9 months out of the year for these numbers.