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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median substitute teachers, short-term in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $41,590 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,880 a month.

10th percentile
$32,100
25th percentile
$35,560
Median percentile
$41,590
75th percentile
$42,040
90th percentile
$51,470

Based on 3,220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,558 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,590
Federal income tax−$2,811
Social Security + Medicare−$3,182
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,040
Monthly take-home$2,880
Every two weeks$1,329

Does it go far here?

$40,255Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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