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

How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Visalia, 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 Visalia, CA is $56,040. The 10th percentile is $38,430 and the 90th percentile is $69,150. Employment is 1,880.

Median annual wage

$56,040

10th percentile
$38,430
25th percentile
$38,430
Median
$56,040
75th percentile
$64,710
90th percentile
$69,150
Mean
$54,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $38,430 and the 90th percentile is $69,150. The difference is $30,720, which is 54.8% 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 $38,430 to the 75th at $64,710, covers $26,280.

The mean annual wage is $54,490, which sits below the median of $56,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 34.5% higher than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,138, which is 34.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the California median of $60,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $56,138 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. Visalia, CA ranks 14th 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $61,590 and employment of 210. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,613, against $56,138 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $66,480 and employment of 5,390. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,896, against $56,138 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $54,890 and employment of 8,670. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,730, against $56,138 here.

Employment share

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term accounts for 1.1% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (1,880 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.34% of employment (524,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.26 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 Visalia, 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 Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Visalia, CA is $56,040. The 10th percentile is $38,430 and the 90th percentile is $69,150. Employment is 1,880.

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

The local median is 34.5% higher than the national median of $41,670.

What is Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Visalia, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,040 is $56,138. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Visalia, CA compare with nearby metros for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $61,590. Visalia, CA ranks 14th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.