How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Rochester, MN?

Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $44,010 and the 90th percentile is $59,510. The difference is $15,500, which is 26.0% 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 $59,510 to the 75th at $59,510, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $57,580, which sits below the median of $59,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, MN median is 42.8% higher than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,524, which is 57.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% higher than the Minnesota median of $50,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, MN is 90.821, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $65,524 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Rochester, MN ranks 3rd of 15 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).).

• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 63 miles away, with a median of $62,400 and employment of 170. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,997, against $65,524 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 92 miles away, with a median of $50,390 and employment of 7,510. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,072, against $65,524 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 98 miles away, with a median of $36,440 and employment of 400. That median is 38.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,858, against $65,524 here.

Employment share

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, MN (240 of 122,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.