How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $28,020 and the 90th percentile is $44,960. The difference is $16,940, which is 49.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,810 to the 75th at $38,520, covers $7,710.

The mean annual wage is $36,390, which sits above the median of $34,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 17.8% lower than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,243, which is 20.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Texas median of $32,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $33,243 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Sherman-Denison, TX is 56 miles away, with a median of $27,300 and employment of 50. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,113, against $33,243 here.
• Waco, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $26,690 and employment of 140. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,838, against $33,243 here.
• Tyler, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $29,010 and employment of 240. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,479, against $33,243 here.

Employment share

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (8,050 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.