Forensic Scientist, Senior pay range
State of Alabama · class code 20842
- Class code
- 20842
- Salary range
- 8182
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Alabama
- The State of Alabama published pay range for Forensic Scientist, Senior is $65,436 to $118,502 per year.
- Alabama State Personnel Department (SPD) keys this classification as class code 20842.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Alabama State Personnel Department (SPD) assigns this class to salary range 8182 in the Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, effective 09/01/2026. The range pays 25 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $65,436 | $67,042 | $68,695 | $70,392 | $72,132 | $73,954 | $75,782 | $77,690 | $79,682 | $81,725 | $83,839 | $85,966 | $88,087 | $90,295 | $92,628 | $94,958 | $97,289 | $99,670 | $102,173 | $104,719 | $107,299 | $109,982 | $112,781 | $115,627 | $118,502 |
| Hourly | $31.46 | $32.23 | $33.03 | $33.84 | $34.68 | $35.55 | $36.43 | $37.35 | $38.31 | $39.29 | $40.31 | $41.33 | $42.35 | $43.41 | $44.53 | $45.65 | $46.77 | $47.92 | $49.12 | $50.35 | $51.59 | $52.88 | $54.22 | $55.59 | $56.97 |
Steps as published. The hourly row is the state's own, not a conversion of the annual row.
Where this comes from
Alabama State Personnel Department (SPD) publishes this figure in Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (Pay Plan), effective 09/01/2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Nearby classes in Alabama
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