SOC 25-3031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $60,780. The 10th percentile is $47,030 and the 90th percentile is $74,290. Employment is 15,430.
Median annual wage
$60,780
- 10th percentile
- $47,030
- 25th percentile
- $54,750
- Median
- $60,780
- 75th percentile
- $61,810
- 90th percentile
- $74,290
- Mean
- $61,010
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $47,030 and the 90th percentile is $74,290. The difference is $27,260, which is 44.9% 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 $54,750 to the 75th at $61,810, covers $7,060.
The mean annual wage is $61,010, which sits above the median of $60,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 45.9% higher than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,102, which is 37% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.8% higher than the California median of $60,300.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $57,102 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 10 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).).
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $59,860 and employment of 9,480. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,500, against $57,102 here.
- El Centro, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $54,420 and employment of 690. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,179, against $57,102 here.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $57,210 and employment of 35,740. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,376, against $57,102 here.
Employment share
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 0.90% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (15,430 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.66 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $60,780. The 10th percentile is $47,030 and the 90th percentile is $74,290. Employment is 15,430.
How does that compare with the national median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?
The local median is 45.9% higher than the national median of $41,670.
What is Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,780 is $57,102. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $59,860. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.