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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Wisconsin

The median substitute teachers, short-term in Wisconsin earns $43,950 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,930 a month.

10th percentile
$35,740
25th percentile
$37,710
Median percentile
$43,950
75th percentile
$50,040
90th percentile
$59,890

Based on 8,420 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

$35,164 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,950
Federal income tax−$3,094
Social Security + Medicare−$3,362
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,329
Monthly take-home$2,930
Every two weeks$1,352

Does it go far here?

$46,708Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All substitute teachers, short-term salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin