Salary by Metro

SOC 25-3031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term wages by metro

National median annual wage

$41,670

10th percentile
$28,560
25th percentile
$34,170
Median
$41,670
75th percentile
$54,890
90th percentile
$65,790
Mean
$46,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 524,770.

That median is 18.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Anchorage, AK330$46,950$78,840$132,530
Napa, CA300$46,310$76,520$96,250
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,800$49,520$72,330$79,000
Bakersfield-Delano, CA5,390$49,210$66,480$76,690
Vallejo, CA700$47,890$66,000$79,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA3,060$48,840$65,190$77,280
Salinas, CA1,220$39,170$63,970$94,660
Modesto, CA1,990$60,340$63,440$94,450
Eugene-Springfield, OR480$45,210$62,660$63,490
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN170$35,420$62,400$62,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA610$42,360$62,310$72,770
Kahului-Wailuku, HI350$49,400$62,280$65,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA2,100$38,440$62,260$73,410
Yuba City, CA370$44,770$61,710$80,430
Hanford-Corcoran, CA210$44,800$61,590$78,390
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,430$48,610$61,290$76,200
Longview-Kelso, WA230$59,380$61,260$66,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA4,110$50,120$61,190$74,720
Chico, CA450$47,240$61,030$98,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10,570$40,410$60,790$84,700

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Substitute Teachers, Short-Term jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA35,740$37,090$57,210$80,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ26,760$34,570$45,220$59,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA15,430$47,030$60,780$74,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV15,060$35,620$46,470$53,540
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA12,070$20,800$39,340$45,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD11,210$33,800$45,680$60,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,110$32,940$43,460$58,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10,570$40,410$60,790$84,700
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX9,600$22,870$32,550$38,910
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA9,480$38,990$59,860$78,590
Fresno, CA8,670$43,500$54,890$71,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,050$28,020$34,270$44,960
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL7,940$34,060$54,050$60,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI7,510$37,750$50,390$75,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,220$51,770$60,070$74,340
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA6,510$43,680$59,780$76,390
St. Louis, MO-IL6,180$29,420$35,900$58,800
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV5,920$24,960$24,960$38,000
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH5,450$33,750$42,080$63,270
Bakersfield-Delano, CA5,390$49,210$66,480$76,690

States and territories

State estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Alaska1,420$38,250$66,920$132,530
California115,660$39,040$60,300$78,670
Hawaii3,990$45,690$58,530$60,620
Oregon8,090$54,870$58,280$74,290
Washington14,820$45,790$55,740$67,700
Minnesota8,660$37,750$50,390$75,890
District of Columbia750$46,450$49,790$51,090
West Virginia4,840$41,440$49,020$75,290
Maryland7,610$32,870$46,470$47,360
Rhode Island1,910$36,410$45,590$60,640
Pennsylvania22,360$30,470$44,870$63,930
Wisconsin8,420$35,740$43,950$59,890
New Jersey17,100$34,170$43,780$58,670
New York36,090$35,090$43,490$60,010
North Dakota420$33,780$42,570$55,080
Massachusetts8,410$33,590$41,350$58,930
Michigan3,600$29,720$39,500$61,370
Illinois17,220$31,200$39,410$58,040
Virginia24,350$27,670$39,020$53,540
Georgia16,400$20,800$38,870$45,900
Arizona4,710$31,170$38,500$50,290
Connecticut5,950$35,050$38,460$63,980
Vermont1,400$31,470$38,200$54,120
Nebraska3,430$28,080$37,690$61,450
MaineNot available$31,110$37,440$49,590
Iowa7,300$30,980$37,230$47,770
Ohio9,140$28,480$37,150$47,470
Florida25,270$30,300$37,080$60,520
Wyoming2,230$30,600$36,990$45,590
DelawareNot available$31,200$36,510$50,590
Utah4,710$24,710$36,490$53,780
New Mexico3,510$30,170$36,400$43,960
Indiana9,920$28,540$36,360$56,330
Kansas9,360$28,980$36,190$44,900
New Hampshire1,070$28,870$34,990$46,490
Missouri11,480$29,220$34,790$49,850
Idaho1,800$29,110$34,080$45,240
North Carolina20,360$28,390$33,780$45,040
Texas29,150$22,870$32,040$39,090
South Carolina7,700$22,460$30,400$78,690
Kentucky320$24,120$29,730$64,680
Tennessee7,690$21,570$29,500$35,970
Arkansas2,560$24,440$29,230$36,040
Montana2,370$22,930$28,050$38,230
South Dakota1,610$25,560$27,840$34,700
Louisiana1,090$20,730$27,370$44,350
Guam780$27,210$27,210$46,220
Alabama9,290$18,170$25,340$30,020
Nevada6,600$24,960$24,960$40,620
Oklahoma4,990$18,300$23,770$42,550
Mississippi2,390$16,430$22,340$33,320

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term is $41,670. Employment is 524,770.

How does Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term is 18.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Anchorage, AK is highest on this page's list at $78,840.