Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary

Median Salary
$41,670
per year
Hourly Rate
$20.03
per hour
Employment
524,770
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,560
25th percentile
$34,170
Median
$41,670
75th percentile
$54,890
90th percentile
$65,790

💰 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$66,920+60.6%
California$60,300+44.7%
Hawaii$58,530+40.5%
Oregon$58,280+39.9%
Washington$55,740+33.8%
Minnesota$50,390+20.9%
District of Columbia$49,790+19.5%
West Virginia$49,020+17.6%
Maryland$46,470+11.5%
Rhode Island$45,590+9.4%
Pennsylvania$44,870+7.7%
Wisconsin$43,950+5.5%
New Jersey$43,780+5.1%
New York$43,490+4.4%
North Dakota$42,570+2.2%
Massachusetts$41,350-0.8%
Michigan$39,500-5.2%
Illinois$39,410-5.4%
Virginia$39,020-6.4%
Georgia$38,870-6.7%
Arizona$38,500-7.6%
Connecticut$38,460-7.7%
Vermont$38,200-8.3%
Nebraska$37,690-9.6%
Maine$37,440-10.2%
Iowa$37,230-10.7%
Ohio$37,150-10.8%
Florida$37,080-11.0%
Wyoming$36,990-11.2%
Delaware$36,510-12.4%
Utah$36,490-12.4%
New Mexico$36,400-12.6%
Indiana$36,360-12.7%
Kansas$36,190-13.2%
New Hampshire$34,990-16.0%
Missouri$34,790-16.5%
Idaho$34,080-18.2%
North Carolina$33,780-18.9%
Texas$32,040-23.1%
South Carolina$30,400-27.0%
Kentucky$29,730-28.7%
Tennessee$29,500-29.2%
Arkansas$29,230-29.9%
Montana$28,050-32.7%
South Dakota$27,840-33.2%
Louisiana$27,370-34.3%
Alabama$25,340-39.2%
Nevada$24,960-40.1%
Oklahoma$23,770-43.0%
Mississippi$22,340-46.4%

🏙️ Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Anchorage, AK$78,840+89.2%
Napa, CA$76,520+83.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$72,330+73.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$66,480+59.5%
Vallejo, CA$66,000+58.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$65,190+56.4%
Salinas, CA$63,970+53.5%
Modesto, CA$63,440+52.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,660+50.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,400+49.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$62,310+49.5%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,280+49.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$62,260+49.4%
Yuba City, CA$61,710+48.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$61,590+47.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,290+47.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$61,260+47.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$61,190+46.8%
Chico, CA$61,030+46.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$60,790+45.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60,780+45.9%
Merced, CA$60,770+45.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,070+44.2%
St. Cloud, MN$59,980+43.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,900+43.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$59,860+43.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$59,780+43.5%
Rochester, MN$59,510+42.8%
Corvallis, OR$59,030+41.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$58,620+40.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,520+40.4%
Beckley, WV$58,250+39.8%
Redding, CA$57,460+37.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$57,210+37.3%
Bend, OR$56,600+35.8%
Visalia, CA$56,040+34.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$55,950+34.3%
Albany, OR$55,740+33.8%
Bellingham, WA$55,740+33.8%
Medford, OR$55,580+33.4%
Fresno, CA$54,890+31.7%
El Centro, CA$54,420+30.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$54,350+30.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$54,050+29.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$53,850+29.2%
Walla Walla, WA$53,610+28.7%
Green Bay, WI$52,680+26.4%
Traverse City, MI$52,450+25.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$52,000+24.8%
Yakima, WA$51,490+23.6%
Jackson, MI$51,390+23.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,390+20.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$49,630+19.1%
Erie, PA$49,580+19.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$48,270+15.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,060+15.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$47,880+14.9%
Morgantown, WV$46,760+12.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,680+12.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$46,610+11.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$46,530+11.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,470+11.5%
Reading, PA$46,310+11.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$46,190+10.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$45,800+9.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$45,790+9.9%
Lebanon, PA$45,760+9.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,680+9.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,510+9.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,220+8.5%
Charleston, WV$45,080+8.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$45,050+8.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$45,050+8.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$44,880+7.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$44,690+7.2%
Fayetteville, NC$44,680+7.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$44,550+6.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$44,420+6.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,370+6.5%
Kenosha, WI$44,240+6.2%
Madison, WI$43,960+5.5%
Lexington Park, MD$43,940+5.4%
Pittsfield, MA$43,900+5.4%
Kingston, NY$43,490+4.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,460+4.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$43,440+4.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$43,350+4.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$43,180+3.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$43,140+3.5%
York-Hanover, PA$43,110+3.5%
Syracuse, NY$43,070+3.4%
Warner Robins, GA$43,030+3.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$42,740+2.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,640+2.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$42,580+2.2%
Glens Falls, NY$42,470+1.9%
Rochester, NY$42,280+1.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$42,270+1.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$42,080+1.0%
Altoona, PA$42,060+0.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$41,930+0.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$41,820+0.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$41,620-0.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,600-0.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$41,600-0.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$41,590-0.2%
Springfield, MA$41,350-0.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$40,440-3.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$40,000-4.0%
Sheboygan, WI$39,980-4.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,870-4.3%
Binghamton, NY$39,860-4.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,340-5.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,340-5.6%
Columbia, SC$39,250-5.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$39,050-6.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$39,040-6.3%
Appleton, WI$39,010-6.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$39,010-6.4%
Decatur, IL$39,000-6.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$39,000-6.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,920-6.6%
Cheyenne, WY$38,830-6.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$38,830-6.8%
Flint, MI$38,600-7.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$38,540-7.5%
Las Cruces, NM$38,520-7.6%
Worcester, MA$38,460-7.7%
Lancaster, PA$38,420-7.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$38,060-8.7%
Columbus, OH$37,940-9.0%
Tucson, AZ$37,890-9.1%
Charlottesville, VA$37,870-9.1%
Ithaca, NY$37,820-9.2%
Elmira, NY$37,810-9.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$37,810-9.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,750-9.4%
Santa Fe, NM$37,730-9.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,690-9.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37,650-9.6%
Ogden, UT$37,480-10.1%
New Haven, CT$37,450-10.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$37,390-10.3%
Vineland, NJ$37,360-10.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,260-10.6%
Kokomo, IN$37,220-10.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,150-10.8%
Gainesville, GA$37,110-10.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,090-11.0%
Dover, DE$37,070-11.0%
Rockford, IL$37,000-11.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$36,990-11.2%
Evansville, IN$36,950-11.3%
Lawrence, KS$36,940-11.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$36,890-11.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,850-11.6%
Iowa City, IA$36,850-11.6%
Sebring, FL$36,750-11.8%
Wausau, WI$36,720-11.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,710-11.9%
Kankakee, IL$36,700-11.9%
Roanoke, VA$36,670-12.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$36,560-12.3%
Ocala, FL$36,540-12.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,450-12.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$36,440-12.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,420-12.6%
St. George, UT$36,380-12.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$36,360-12.7%
Ames, IA$36,330-12.8%
Bloomington, IL$36,330-12.8%
Logan, UT-ID$36,330-12.8%
Farmington, NM$36,170-13.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,100-13.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$36,060-13.5%
Jacksonville, FL$36,040-13.5%
Topeka, KS$36,040-13.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$36,030-13.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,980-13.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$35,900-13.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$35,900-13.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$35,760-14.2%
Albuquerque, NM$35,750-14.2%
Springfield, IL$35,620-14.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$35,510-14.8%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,490-14.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$35,300-15.3%
Saginaw, MI$35,260-15.4%
Richmond, VA$35,230-15.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,190-15.6%
Bangor, ME$35,030-15.9%
Bloomington, IN$35,030-15.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$34,980-16.1%
Boise City, ID$34,960-16.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,930-16.2%
Gettysburg, PA$34,880-16.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$34,850-16.4%
Muncie, IN$34,730-16.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$34,700-16.7%
Salisbury, MD$34,620-16.9%
Manhattan, KS$34,510-17.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,480-17.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$34,440-17.4%
Sandusky, OH$34,440-17.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$34,420-17.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$34,410-17.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$34,310-17.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$34,280-17.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$34,280-17.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,270-17.8%
Springfield, OH$34,230-17.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,200-17.9%
Savannah, GA$34,170-18.0%
Terre Haute, IN$34,150-18.0%
Lincoln, NE$34,140-18.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,130-18.1%
Cleveland, OH$34,080-18.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$34,080-18.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,070-18.2%
Asheville, NC$34,060-18.3%
Midland, MI$33,860-18.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$33,840-18.8%
Wilmington, NC$33,780-18.9%
Lima, OH$33,730-19.1%
Wichita, KS$33,700-19.1%
Akron, OH$33,610-19.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$33,480-19.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$33,220-20.3%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$32,990-20.8%
Midland, TX$32,810-21.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$32,550-21.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$32,350-22.4%
Toledo, OH$32,350-22.4%
Niles, MI$32,270-22.6%
Springfield, MO$32,190-22.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$32,010-23.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$31,960-23.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,930-23.4%
Jefferson City, MO$31,750-23.8%
Yuma, AZ$31,740-23.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$31,530-24.3%
Twin Falls, ID$31,490-24.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$31,470-24.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$31,470-24.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$31,370-24.7%
Laredo, TX$31,220-25.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$31,200-25.1%
Peoria, IL$31,200-25.1%
Jacksonville, NC$31,130-25.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$31,050-25.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$30,820-26.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$30,780-26.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$30,760-26.2%
Columbia, MO$30,740-26.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$30,590-26.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,310-27.3%
Billings, MT$30,250-27.4%
Greenville, NC$30,240-27.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,000-28.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$29,970-28.1%
Gainesville, FL$29,890-28.3%
Bozeman, MT$29,880-28.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,510-29.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$29,500-29.2%
Jackson, MS$29,470-29.3%
Mansfield, OH$29,370-29.5%
Missoula, MT$29,310-29.7%
Tallahassee, FL$29,280-29.7%
Harrisonburg, VA$29,240-29.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$29,230-29.9%
Abilene, TX$29,120-30.1%
Tyler, TX$29,010-30.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$28,980-30.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$28,750-31.0%
Rapid City, SD$28,550-31.5%
Dothan, AL$28,410-31.8%
Odessa, TX$28,410-31.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,220-32.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$27,970-32.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$27,830-33.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$27,720-33.5%
Helena, MT$27,700-33.5%
Albany, GA$27,410-34.2%
Lynchburg, VA$27,360-34.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,300-34.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,260-34.6%
Guam$27,210-34.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$26,890-35.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$26,890-35.5%
Tulsa, OK$26,890-35.5%
Monroe, LA$26,770-35.8%
Great Falls, MT$26,730-35.9%
Waco, TX$26,690-35.9%
Cleveland, TN$26,590-36.2%
Mobile, AL$25,720-38.3%
Johnson City, TN$25,520-38.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$25,510-38.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$25,340-39.2%
Gadsden, AL$25,340-39.2%
Huntsville, AL$25,340-39.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$25,340-39.2%
Amarillo, TX$25,280-39.3%
El Paso, TX$24,980-40.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$24,960-40.1%
Montgomery, AL$24,950-40.1%
Longview, TX$24,820-40.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$24,800-40.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$24,690-40.7%
Lubbock, TX$23,770-43.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$23,710-43.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$23,670-43.2%
Jackson, TN$23,400-43.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$23,350-44.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$23,060-44.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,950-44.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$22,620-45.7%
Valdosta, GA$22,340-46.4%
Sumter, SC$22,050-47.1%
Hinesville, GA$22,030-47.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$21,730-47.9%
Knoxville, TN$21,520-48.4%
Enid, OK$20,980-49.7%
Lawton, OK$19,490-53.2%
Decatur, AL$17,680-57.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.