SOC 25-3031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $62,660. The 10th percentile is $45,210 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$62,660

10th percentile
$45,210
25th percentile
$54,870
Median
$62,660
75th percentile
$62,660
90th percentile
$63,490
Mean
$59,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $45,210 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. The difference is $18,280, which is 29.2% 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 $54,870 to the 75th at $62,660, covers $7,790.

The mean annual wage is $59,130, which sits below the median of $62,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eugene-Springfield, OR median is 50.4% higher than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,693, which is 48.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.5% higher than the Oregon median of $58,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $61,693 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Albany, OR is 43 miles away, with a median of $55,740 and employment of 90. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,594, against $61,693 here.
  • Corvallis, OR is 47 miles away, with a median of $59,030 and employment of 30. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,750, against $61,693 here.
  • Bend, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $56,600 and employment of 700. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,630, against $61,693 here.

Employment share

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Eugene-Springfield, OR (480 of 157,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $62,660. The 10th percentile is $45,210 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

The local median is 50.4% higher than the national median of $41,670.

What is Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Eugene-Springfield, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,660 is $61,693. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eugene-Springfield, OR compare with nearby metros for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

Albany, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $55,740. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.