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

How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in St. George, UT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in St. George, UT is $36,380. The 10th percentile is $23,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,740. Employment is 420.

Median annual wage

$36,380

10th percentile
$23,190
25th percentile
$28,840
Median
$36,380
75th percentile
$36,380
90th percentile
$36,740
Mean
$34,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $23,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,740. The difference is $13,550, which is 37.2% 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 $28,840 to the 75th at $36,380, covers $7,540.

The mean annual wage is $34,220, which sits below the median of $36,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,381, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Utah median of $36,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $37,381 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. St. George, UT ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 108 miles away, with a median of $34,200 and employment of 60. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,345, against $37,381 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $24,960 and employment of 5,920. That median is 31.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,906, against $37,381 here.
  • Flagstaff, AZ is 137 miles away, with a median of $39,010 and employment of 60. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,884, against $37,381 here.

Employment share

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (420 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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 St. George, UT · 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 St. George, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in St. George, UT is $36,380. The 10th percentile is $23,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,740. Employment is 420.

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

The local median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $41,670.

What is Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in St. George, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,380 is $37,381. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. George, UT compare with nearby metros for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 108 miles away, at $34,200. St. George, UT ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.