Salaries for all Alabama legislators will increase to $62,212 in 2025.
The total is an increase of 4.25% from lawmakers’ 2024 salary of $59,674.
Constitutional Amendment 871, passed by Alabama voters in 2012, ties lawmaker pay to annual changes in the state’s median household income. The 2024 salary of $59,674 was an increase of 10.69% from 2023.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, salaries for Alabama legislators are the highest in the South.
Southern state salaries for legislators as follows:
- Alabama: $62,212
- Arkansas: $44,356
- Florida: $29,697
- Georgia: $24,341.64
- Kentucky: Legislator salary is based on a daily rate of $188.22 per calendar day during session for those whose elected terms started before 2023. Legislators whose elected terms started after 2023 receive $203.28 per calendar day while in session. Legislators can receive daily salary during interim on approved days.
- Louisiana: $16,800 plus an additional $6,000 per year as an unvouchered expense
- Mississippi: $23,500
- North Carolina: $13,951
- South Carolina: $10,400
- Tennessee: $28,405.96
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