Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary
The median pay for substitute teachers, short-term in the United States is $41,670 a year. About 524,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,560
- 25th percentile
- $34,170
- Median percentile
- $41,670
- 75th percentile
- $54,890
- 90th percentile
- $65,790
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $66,920
- California $60,300
- Hawaii $58,530
- Oregon $58,280
- Washington $55,740
- Minnesota $50,390
- District of Columbia $49,790
- West Virginia $49,020
- Maryland $46,470
- Rhode Island $45,590
- Pennsylvania $44,870
- Wisconsin $43,950
- New Jersey $43,780
- New York $43,490
- North Dakota $42,570
- Massachusetts $41,350
- Michigan $39,500
- Illinois $39,410
- Virginia $39,020
- Georgia $38,870
- Arizona $38,500
- Connecticut $38,460
- Vermont $38,200
- Nebraska $37,690
- Iowa $37,230
- Ohio $37,150
- Florida $37,080
- Wyoming $36,990
- Utah $36,490
- New Mexico $36,400
- Indiana $36,360
- Kansas $36,190
- New Hampshire $34,990
- Missouri $34,790
- Idaho $34,080
- North Carolina $33,780
- Texas $32,040
- South Carolina $30,400
- Kentucky $29,730
- Tennessee $29,500
- Arkansas $29,230
- Montana $28,050
- South Dakota $27,840
- Louisiana $27,370
- Alabama $25,340
- Nevada $24,960
- Oklahoma $23,770
- Mississippi $22,340
By metro area
- Anchorage, AK $78,840
- Napa, CA $76,520
- San Jose, CA $72,330
- Bakersfield, CA $66,480
- Vallejo, CA $66,000
- Stockton, CA $65,190
- Salinas, CA $63,970
- Modesto, CA $63,440
- Eugene, OR $62,660
- La Crosse, WI $62,400
- Santa Maria, CA $62,310
- Kahului, HI $62,280
- Oxnard, CA $62,260
- Yuba City, CA $61,710
- Hanford, CA $61,590
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,290
- Longview, WA $61,260
- Portland, OR $61,190
- Chico, CA $61,030
- San Francisco, CA $60,790
- Riverside, CA $60,780
- Merced, CA $60,770
- Seattle, WA $60,070
- St. Cloud, MN $59,980
- Santa Cruz, CA $59,900
- San Diego, CA $59,860
- Sacramento, CA $59,780
- Rochester, MN $59,510
- Corvallis, OR $59,030
- San Luis Obispo, CA $58,620
- Urban Honolulu, HI $58,520
- Beckley, WV $58,250
- Redding, CA $57,460
- Los Angeles, CA $57,210
- Bend, OR $56,600
- Visalia, CA $56,040
- Bremerton, WA $55,950
- Albany, OR $55,740
- Bellingham, WA $55,740
- Medford, OR $55,580
- Fresno, CA $54,890
- El Centro, CA $54,420
- Mount Vernon, WA $54,350
- Miami, FL $54,050
- Hagerstown, MD $53,850
- Walla Walla, WA $53,610
- Green Bay, WI $52,680
- Traverse City, MI $52,450
- Spokane, WA $52,000
- Yakima, WA $51,490
- Jackson, MI $51,390
- Minneapolis, MN $50,390
- Parkersburg, WV $49,630
- Erie, PA $49,580
- Huntington, WV $48,270
- Olympia, WA $48,060
- Lansing, MI $47,880
- Morgantown, WV $46,760
- Detroit, MI $46,680
- Weirton, WV $46,610
- Sioux City, IA $46,530
- Washington, DC $46,470
- Reading, PA $46,310
- Milwaukee, WI $46,190
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,800
- Duluth, MN $45,790
- Lebanon, PA $45,760
- Philadelphia, PA $45,680
- Providence, RI $45,510
- New York, NY $45,220
- Charleston, WV $45,080
- Kennewick, WA $45,050
- Wenatchee, WA $45,050
- Wheeling, WV $44,880
- Naples, FL $44,690
- Fayetteville, NC $44,680
- Atlantic City, NJ $44,550
- Racine, WI $44,420
- Greensboro, NC $44,370
- Kenosha, WI $44,240
- Madison, WI $43,960
- Lexington Park, MD $43,940
- Pittsfield, MA $43,900
- Kingston, NY $43,490
- Chicago, IL $43,460
- Omaha, NE $43,440
- Harrisburg, PA $43,350
- Bridgeport, CT $43,180
- Muskegon, MI $43,140
- York, PA $43,110
- Syracuse, NY $43,070
- Warner Robins, GA $43,030
- Buffalo, NY $42,740
- Charleston, SC $42,640
- Fond du Lac, WI $42,580
- Glens Falls, NY $42,470
- Rochester, NY $42,280
- Champaign, IL $42,270
- Boston, MA $42,080
- Altoona, PA $42,060
- Pittsburgh, PA $41,820
- Salt Lake City, UT $41,620
- Burlington, VT $41,600
- Grand Forks, ND $41,600
- Phoenix, AZ $41,590
- Springfield, MA $41,350
- Kansas City, MO $40,440
- North Port, FL $40,000
- Sheboygan, WI $39,980
- Albany, NY $39,870
- Binghamton, NY $39,860
- Atlanta, GA $39,340
- Norwich, CT $39,340
- Columbia, SC $39,250
- Hartford, CT $39,050
- Trenton, NJ $39,040
- Appleton, WI $39,010
- Flagstaff, AZ $39,010
- Decatur, IL $39,000
- Utica, NY $39,000