Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by City

Top 15 cities for substitute teachers, short-term by average salary

Anchorage, AK	$85,170
Omaha, NE	$76,970
Napa, CA	$72,780
Fresno, CA	$72,220
Modesto, CA	$70,990
San Jose, CA	$69,430
Vallejo, CA	$67,620
Stockton, CA	$66,410
Chico, CA	$65,390
Bakersfield, CA	$65,040
Oxnard, CA	$64,240
Santa Rosa, CA	$63,850
Salinas, CA	$63,550
San Francisco, CA	$63,480
Portland, OR	$62,150

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
Alaska	1	$85,170	$85,170
Nebraska	2	$76,970	$36,130
California	25	$72,780	$54,300
Oregon	6	$62,150	$56,860
Wisconsin	11	$61,660	$39,460
Washington	11	$60,730	$47,730
Hawaii	2	$59,320	$54,030
Minnesota	4	$59,210	$53,200
Michigan	12	$58,540	$33,430
Maryland	4	$58,350	$39,670
South Carolina	5	$57,200	$29,950
West Virginia	7	$56,780	$45,770
Illinois	8	$52,840	$35,120
Pennsylvania	12	$51,900	$38,490
Connecticut	5	$50,770	$40,950
Florida	18	$49,960	$31,160
North Dakota	2	$49,510	$43,470
New York	13	$48,730	$42,370
Rhode Island	1	$47,540	$47,540
Iowa	7	$46,850	$37,200
Ohio	12	$46,680	$32,890
Massachusetts	6	$46,620	$40,650
New Jersey	3	$45,460	$41,510
Washington, D.C.	1	$45,420	$45,420
Virginia	9	$44,230	$29,560
Utah	5	$43,910	$34,220
Indiana	11	$43,840	$34,810
Vermont	1	$43,330	$43,330
Arizona	7	$43,250	$35,940
Maine	3	$43,200	$36,760
Kentucky	1	$41,140	$41,140
Georgia	12	$40,970	$26,060
Kansas	4	$40,670	$35,090
Missouri	8	$40,610	$31,880
North Carolina	13	$40,400	$31,000
New Mexico	4	$39,210	$37,580
Wyoming	1	$38,610	$38,610
Delaware	1	$38,130	$38,130
Texas	21	$37,590	$24,830
New Hampshire	1	$37,400	$37,400
Idaho	3	$37,220	$35,800
Louisiana	4	$35,260	$30,730
Tennessee	9	$34,980	$23,090
Montana	5	$32,000	$28,400
Arkansas	2	$31,260	$30,280
South Dakota	2	$31,220	$30,240
Oklahoma	4	$29,880	$21,740
Mississippi	3	$28,540	$23,760
Nevada	1	$28,050	$28,050
Alabama	10	$27,040	$21,520

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Anchorage, AK	$85,170	$78,840	$40.95	330
Omaha, NE	$76,970	$43,440	$37.00	1,240
Napa, CA	$72,780	$76,520	$34.99	300
Fresno, CA	$72,220	$54,890	$34.72	8,670
Modesto, CA	$70,990	$63,440	$34.13	1,990
San Jose, CA	$69,430	$72,330	$33.38	3,800
Vallejo, CA	$67,620	$66,000	$32.51	700
Stockton, CA	$66,410	$65,190	$31.93	3,060
Chico, CA	$65,390	$61,030	$31.44	450
Bakersfield, CA	$65,040	$66,480	$31.27	5,390
Oxnard, CA	$64,240	$62,260	$30.89	2,100
Santa Rosa, CA	$63,850	$61,290	$30.70	1,430
Salinas, CA	$63,550	$63,970	$30.55	1,220
San Francisco, CA	$63,480	$60,790	$30.52	10,570
Portland, OR	$62,150	$61,190	$29.88	4,110
Sheboygan, WI	$61,660	$39,980	$29.64	100
San Diego, CA	$61,430	$59,860	$29.54	9,480
Los Angeles, CA	$61,070	$57,210	$29.36	35,740
Sacramento, CA	$61,030	$59,780	$29.34	6,510
Riverside, CA	$61,010	$60,780	$29.33	15,430
Yuba City, CA	$61,010	$61,710	$29.33	370
Longview, WA	$60,730	$61,260	$29.20	230
Seattle, WA	$60,730	$60,070	$29.20	7,220
Medford, OR	$60,500	$55,580	$29.09	460
Hanford, CA	$60,270	$61,590	$28.97	210
Merced, CA	$60,240	$60,770	$28.96	1,450
Santa Maria, CA	$59,410	$62,310	$28.56	610
Kahului, HI	$59,320	$62,280	$28.52	350
St. Cloud, MN	$59,210	$59,980	$28.47	70
Eugene, OR	$59,130	$62,660	$28.43	480
Santa Cruz, CA	$58,810	$59,900	$28.27	1,070
Jackson, MI	$58,540	$51,390	$28.14	40
Albany, OR	$58,410	$55,740	$28.08	90
Hagerstown, MD	$58,350	$53,850	$28.05	580
Duluth, MN	$58,030	$45,790	$27.90	190
San Luis Obispo, CA	$57,840	$58,620	$27.81	680
Bend, OR	$57,760	$56,600	$27.77	700
Rochester, MN	$57,580	$59,510	$27.68	240
Columbia, SC	$57,200	$39,250	$27.50	770
Corvallis, OR	$56,860	$59,030	$27.34	30
Beckley, WV	$56,780	$58,250	$27.30	500
Redding, CA	$55,840	$57,460	$26.85	200
Bremerton, WA	$55,620	$55,950	$26.74	450
Mount Vernon, WA	$55,370	$54,350	$26.62	290
Visalia, CA	$54,490	$56,040	$26.20	1,880
El Centro, CA	$54,300	$54,420	$26.11	690
Honolulu, HI	$54,030	$58,520	$25.98	2,900
Bellingham, WA	$53,450	$55,740	$25.70	600
Minneapolis, MN	$53,200	$50,390	$25.58	7,510
La Crosse, WI	$53,140	$62,400	$25.55	170
Champaign, IL	$52,840	$42,270	$25.41	360
Walla Walla, WA	$52,720	$53,610	$25.35	150
Charleston, WV	$52,170	$45,080	$25.08	210
Huntington, WV	$52,060	$48,270	$25.03	860
Erie, PA	$51,900	$49,580	$24.95	400
Reading, PA	$51,640	$46,310	$24.83	1,140
Yakima, WA	$51,430	$51,490	$24.72	710
Olympia, WA	$51,100	$48,060	$24.57	280
Fond du Lac, WI	$50,930	$42,580	$24.49	40
Bridgeport, CT	$50,770	$43,180	$24.41	1,100
Morgantown, WV	$50,730	$46,760	$24.39	330
Parkersburg, WV	$50,450	$49,630	$24.26	460
Green Bay, WI	$50,210	$52,680	$24.14	620
Miami, FL	$49,960	$54,050	$24.02	7,940
Fargo, ND	$49,510	$36,990	$23.80	50
Appleton, WI	$49,500	$39,010	$23.80	250
Spokane, WA	$49,420	$52,000	$23.76	1,110
Charleston, SC	$49,420	$42,640	$23.76	1,180
New York, NY	$48,730	$45,220	$23.43	26,760
Wheeling, WV	$48,710	$44,880	$23.42	200
Kennewick, WA	$48,500	$45,050	$23.32	750
Traverse City, MI	$48,080	$52,450	$23.12	90
Glens Falls, NY	$47,930	$42,470	$23.04	310
Wenatchee, WA	$47,730	$45,050	$22.95	320
Providence, RI	$47,540	$45,510	$22.86	2,780
Bloomington, IL	$47,380	$36,330	$22.78	450
Sebring, FL	$47,280	$36,750	$22.73	160
Madison, WI	$47,240	$43,960	$22.71	1,000
Milwaukee, WI	$46,920	$46,190	$22.56	1,560
Sioux City, IA	$46,850	$46,530	$22.53	360
Springfield, OH	$46,680	$34,230	$22.44	100
Boston, MA	$46,620	$42,080	$22.41	5,450
Detroit, MI	$46,560	$46,680	$22.38	1,480
Albany, NY	$46,280	$39,870	$22.25	2,270
Kingston, NY	$46,230	$43,490	$22.23	380
Hartford, CT	$46,200	$39,050	$22.21	2,000
Muskegon, MI	$45,890	$43,140	$22.06	80
Weirton, WV	$45,770	$46,610	$22.01	140
Lebanon, PA	$45,740	$45,760	$21.99	240
Springfield, MA	$45,710	$41,350	$21.98	570
Kalamazoo, MI	$45,560	$34,310	$21.90	110
Trenton, NJ	$45,460	$39,040	$21.86	1,200
Washington, DC	$45,420	$46,470	$21.84	15,060
Utica, NY	$45,330	$39,000	$21.79	540
Racine, WI	$45,250	$44,420	$21.76	200
Philadelphia, PA	$44,980	$45,680	$21.62	11,210
Chicago, IL	$44,750	$43,460	$21.51	11,110
Syracuse, NY	$44,450	$43,070	$21.37	1,880
Lansing, MI	$44,440	$47,880	$21.37	210
Rochester, NY	$44,350	$42,280	$21.32	3,130
Kenosha, WI	$44,330	$44,240	$21.31	470
Atlantic City, NJ	$44,240	$44,550	$21.27	430
Virginia Beach, VA	$44,230	$45,800	$21.27	2,750
Flint, MI	$44,010	$38,600	$21.16	280
Watertown, NY	$43,970	$37,810	$21.14	470
Logan, UT	$43,910	$36,330	$21.11	150
Terre Haute, IN	$43,840	$34,150	$21.08	170
Binghamton, NY	$43,560	$39,860	$20.94	650
Grand Forks, ND	$43,470	$41,600	$20.90	70
Norwich, CT	$43,460	$39,340	$20.89	670
Barnstable, MA	$43,400	$37,390	$20.86	310
Burlington, VT	$43,330	$41,600	$20.83	430
Oshkosh, WI	$43,310	$38,830	$20.82	260
Phoenix, AZ	$43,250	$41,590	$20.79	3,220
Decatur, IL	$43,240	$39,000	$20.79	160
Pittsfield, MA	$43,240	$43,900	$20.79	210
Buffalo, NY	$43,230	$42,740	$20.78	3,380
Ithaca, NY	$43,220	$37,820	$20.78	240
Portland, ME	$43,200	$41,930	$20.77	n/a
Kiryas Joel, NY	$42,980	$38,060	$20.67	1,470
Kokomo, IN	$42,740	$37,220	$20.55	120
Elmira, NY	$42,370	$37,810	$20.37	190
Harrisburg, PA	$42,270	$43,350	$20.32	620
Waterbury, CT	$41,980	$37,150	$20.18	610
Allentown, PA	$41,950	$38,540	$20.17	690
Amherst, MA	$41,880	$36,560	$20.13	280
Port St. Lucie, FL	$41,870	$34,410	$20.13	410
Ann Arbor, MI	$41,800	$38,920	$20.10	130
Baltimore, MD	$41,700	$37,090	$20.05	2,250
York, PA	$41,670	$43,110	$20.04	410
Midland, MI	$41,610	$33,860	$20.01	30
Vineland, NJ	$41,510	$37,360	$19.96	160
Ogden, UT	$41,500	$37,480	$19.95	1,030
Rockford, IL	$41,330	$37,000	$19.87	580
Cedar Rapids, IA	$41,250	$36,710	$19.83	650
Sebastian, FL	$41,210	$34,070	$19.81	30
Salt Lake City, UT	$41,170	$41,620	$19.80	2,420
Fort Myers, FL	$41,140	$34,480	$19.78	220
Louisville, KY	$41,140	$36,030	$19.78	450
Naples, FL	$41,140	$44,690	$19.78	970
Columbus, OH	$40,980	$37,940	$19.70	3,390
Warner Robins, GA	$40,970	$43,030	$19.70	460
New Haven, CT	$40,950	$37,450	$19.69	1,160
Grand Rapids, MI	$40,730	$35,300	$19.58	490
Lawrence, KS	$40,670	$36,940	$19.55	80
Worcester, MA	$40,650	$38,460	$19.54	940
Lexington Park, MD	$40,630	$43,940	$19.54	590
Kansas City, MO	$40,610	$40,440	$19.52	5,000
Scranton, PA	$40,400	$37,260	$19.42	740
Fayetteville, NC	$40,400	$44,680	$19.42	720
Greensboro, NC	$40,390	$44,370	$19.42	1,320
Muncie, IN	$40,380	$34,730	$19.42	150
Des Moines, IA	$40,370	$37,750	$19.41	1,780
Springfield, IL	$40,290	$35,620	$19.37	210
Pittsburgh, PA	$40,200	$41,820	$19.33	2,230
Orlando, FL	$40,090	$37,690	$19.27	2,180
Indianapolis, IN	$39,830	$36,360	$19.15	2,920
Flagstaff, AZ	$39,730	$39,010	$19.10	60
Salisbury, MD	$39,670	$34,620	$19.07	50
Sarasota, FL	$39,550	$40,000	$19.01	930
St. Louis, MO	$39,480	$35,900	$18.98	6,180
Wausau, WI	$39,460	$36,720	$18.97	250
Gettysburg, PA	$39,340	$34,880	$18.91	40
Kankakee, IL	$39,270	$36,700	$18.88	200
Santa Fe, NM	$39,210	$37,730	$18.85	140
Winchester, VA	$39,140	$35,900	$18.82	410
Evansville, IN	$39,070	$36,950	$18.79	270
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,900	$36,060	$18.70	860
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$38,820	$34,200	$18.66	60
Charlottesville, VA	$38,730	$37,870	$18.62	560
Davenport, IA	$38,640	$36,850	$18.58	990
Cheyenne, WY	$38,610	$38,830	$18.56	240
Iowa City, IA	$38,610	$36,850	$18.56	470
Altoona, PA	$38,590	$42,060	$18.56	70
Lewiston, ME	$38,570	$35,490	$18.54	140
Lancaster, PA	$38,490	$38,420	$18.51	180
Tucson, AZ	$38,390	$37,890	$18.46	450
Richmond, VA	$38,370	$35,230	$18.45	4,160
Prescott Valley, AZ	$38,200	$35,980	$18.37	90
Dover, DE	$38,130	$37,070	$18.33	180
South Bend, IN	$38,090	$36,420	$18.31	170
Jacksonville, FL	$38,060	$36,040	$18.30	1,480
Elkhart, IN	$37,870	$36,450	$18.21	280
Atlanta, GA	$37,860	$39,340	$18.20	12,070
Waterloo, IA	$37,860	$36,440	$18.20	400
Raleigh, NC	$37,800	$35,510	$18.17	1,860
Albuquerque, NM	$37,780	$35,750	$18.16	790
Farmington, NM	$37,780	$36,170	$18.16	260
Sierra Vista, AZ	$37,730	$34,850	$18.14	150
Saginaw, MI	$37,710	$35,260	$18.13	70
Springfield, MO	$37,600	$32,190	$18.08	630
Odessa, TX	$37,590	$28,410	$18.07	n/a
Cleveland, OH	$37,580	$34,080	$18.07	530
Las Cruces, NM	$37,580	$38,520	$18.07	720
Palm Bay, FL	$37,400	$37,650	$17.98	890
Manchester, NH	$37,400	$34,700	$17.98	340
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$37,220	$34,080	$17.89	130
Ames, IA	$37,200	$36,330	$17.89	260
Bloomington, IN	$37,070	$35,030	$17.82	230
Tampa, FL	$37,060	$36,100	$17.82	3,300
Roanoke, VA	$36,960	$36,670	$17.77	620
Canton, OH	$36,930	$34,420	$17.75	270
Provo, UT	$36,850	$34,440	$17.71	460
Boise, ID	$36,820	$34,960	$17.70	850
Staunton, VA	$36,800	$28,750	$17.69	320
Bangor, ME	$36,760	$35,030	$17.67	230
Dayton, OH	$36,760	$34,980	$17.68	700
Austin, TX	$36,700	$34,280	$17.64	1,910
Michigan City, IN	$36,620	$31,530	$17.61	270
Columbia, MO	$36,620	$30,740	$17.61	220
Akron, OH	$36,510	$33,610	$17.55	250
Topeka, KS	$36,510	$36,040	$17.55	480
Dallas, TX	$36,390	$34,270	$17.49	8,050
Ocala, FL	$36,200	$36,540	$17.40	400
Lincoln, NE	$36,130	$34,140	$17.37	430
Asheville, NC	$36,120	$34,060	$17.37	540
Brunswick, GA	$36,120	$31,370	$17.37	180
Greenville, SC	$36,090	$34,930	$17.35	2,680
Manhattan, KS	$36,080	$34,510	$17.35	470
Wilmington, NC	$36,020	$33,780	$17.32	880
Yuma, AZ	$35,940	$31,740	$17.28	260
Cincinnati, OH	$35,920	$34,130	$17.27	810
Sandusky, OH	$35,880	$34,440	$17.25	80
Twin Falls, ID	$35,800	$31,490	$17.21	110
Pensacola, FL	$35,660	$33,840	$17.14	60
Blacksburg, VA	$35,580	$27,720	$17.11	370
Hinesville, GA	$35,490	$22,030	$17.06	100
Deltona, FL	$35,450	$36,890	$17.04	780
Jefferson City, MO	$35,330	$31,750	$16.98	130
Gainesville, GA	$35,270	$37,110	$16.96	230
Monroe, LA	$35,260	$26,770	$16.95	50
Peoria, IL	$35,120	$31,200	$16.88	1,100
Wichita, KS	$35,090	$33,700	$16.87	1,810
Clarksville, TN	$34,980	$34,280	$16.82	490
Charlotte, NC	$34,880	$32,010	$16.77	2,570
Winston-Salem, NC	$34,820	$31,470	$16.74	2,370
Lafayette, IN	$34,810	$35,760	$16.73	350
Durham, NC	$34,800	$35,190	$16.73	1,280
Youngstown, OH	$34,540	$32,990	$16.61	220
Savannah, GA	$34,270	$34,170	$16.48	280
St. Joseph, MO	$34,240	$33,480	$16.46	130
St. George, UT	$34,220	$36,380	$16.45	420
Lima, OH	$34,000	$33,730	$16.35	60
Toledo, OH	$33,790	$32,350	$16.25	290
Athens, GA	$33,480	$32,350	$16.10	290
Hickory, NC	$33,450	$33,220	$16.08	1,060
Niles, MI	$33,430	$32,270	$16.07	50
Pinehurst, NC	$33,350	$31,960	$16.04	90
Mansfield, OH	$32,890	$29,370	$15.81	100
Cape Girardeau, MO	$32,750	$30,000	$15.74	60
Houston, TX	$32,670	$32,550	$15.71	9,600
Corpus Christi, TX	$32,660	$29,970	$15.70	200
New Orleans, LA	$32,490	$27,830	$15.62	300
Albany, GA	$32,410	$27,410	$15.58	140
Panama City, FL	$32,390	$31,470	$15.57	480
Crestview, FL	$32,030	$31,200	$15.40	1,280
Bozeman, MT	$32,000	$29,880	$15.39	200
Joplin, MO	$31,880	$30,780	$15.33	540
Gainesville, FL	$31,830	$29,890	$15.30	110
Jacksonville, NC	$31,740	$31,130	$15.26	170
Chattanooga, TN	$31,670	$29,500	$15.23	280
Midland, TX	$31,630	$32,810	$15.21	560
Memphis, TN	$31,570	$31,930	$15.18	1,270
Billings, MT	$31,480	$30,250	$15.14	250
Fayetteville, AR	$31,260	$31,050	$15.03	240
Rapid City, SD	$31,220	$28,550	$15.01	100
Tallahassee, FL	$31,160	$29,280	$14.98	500
Sumter, SC	$31,140	$22,050	$14.97	60
Kingsport, TN	$31,100	$30,760	$14.95	350
Rocky Mount, NC	$31,090	$30,590	$14.95	150
Nashville, TN	$31,040	$30,820	$14.92	3,260
Greenville, NC	$31,000	$30,240	$14.90	210
Shreveport, LA	$31,000	$25,510	$14.91	120
Baton Rouge, LA	$30,730	$26,890	$14.77	430
Macon, GA	$30,710	$23,350	$14.77	110
Lynchburg, VA	$30,600	$27,360	$14.71	580
San Antonio, TX	$30,580	$29,510	$14.70	1,170
Missoula, MT	$30,420	$29,310	$14.63	230
Little Rock, AR	$30,280	$29,230	$14.56	1,000
Sioux Falls, SD	$30,240	$30,310	$14.54	400
Laredo, TX	$30,060	$31,220	$14.45	990
Amarillo, TX	$30,050	$25,280	$14.45	70
Helena, MT	$30,040	$27,700	$14.44	110
Abilene, TX	$30,020	$29,120	$14.43	610
Hilton Head Island, SC	$29,950	$26,890	$14.40	n/a
Oklahoma City, OK	$29,880	$27,970	$14.36	1,900
Jackson, TN	$29,770	$23,400	$14.31	100
Harrisonburg, VA	$29,560	$29,240	$14.21	360
El Paso, TX	$29,500	$24,980	$14.18	1,170
Waco, TX	$29,100	$26,690	$13.99	140
Tyler, TX	$28,980	$29,010	$13.93	240
Jackson, MS	$28,540	$29,470	$13.72	450
Brownsville, TX	$28,510	$28,220	$13.71	120
Great Falls, MT	$28,400	$26,730	$13.65	150
Sherman, TX	$28,230	$27,300	$13.57	50
Columbus, GA	$28,170	$23,670	$13.54	110
Las Vegas, NV	$28,050	$24,960	$13.49	5,920
McAllen, TX	$27,940	$27,260	$13.43	480
Augusta, GA	$27,920	$24,800	$13.42	360
Tulsa, OK	$27,770	$26,890	$13.35	1,180
Enid, OK	$27,710	$20,980	$13.32	70
Johnson City, TN	$27,410	$25,520	$13.18	170
Longview, TX	$27,340	$24,820	$13.14	150
Dothan, AL	$27,040	$28,410	$13.00	100
Killeen, TX	$26,830	$23,710	$12.90	350
Valdosta, GA	$26,060	$22,340	$12.53	n/a
Cleveland, TN	$25,570	$26,590	$12.29	220
Wichita Falls, TX	$25,460	$28,980	$12.24	240
College Station, TX	$25,230	$22,620	$12.13	80
Tuscaloosa, AL	$24,940	$25,340	$11.99	290
Daphne, AL	$24,860	$25,340	$11.95	1,190
Lubbock, TX	$24,830	$23,770	$11.94	100
Gadsden, AL	$24,340	$25,340	$11.70	210
Gulfport, MS	$23,860	$22,950	$11.47	110
Hattiesburg, MS	$23,760	$21,730	$11.42	120
Mobile, AL	$23,260	$25,720	$11.18	290
Knoxville, TN	$23,090	$21,520	$11.10	200
Florence, AL	$23,040	$23,060	$11.08	360
Huntsville, AL	$22,750	$25,340	$10.94	820
Montgomery, AL	$22,500	$24,950	$10.82	210
Decatur, AL	$21,770	$17,680	$10.47	310
Lawton, OK	$21,740	$19,490	$10.45	70
Auburn, AL	$21,520	$24,690	$10.35	130

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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary: questions

Where do substitute teachers, short-term make the most money?

In Anchorage, AK, with an average of $85,170 a year, among the 323 metro areas we cover.

What is the average substitute teachers, short-term salary in the U.S.?

$47,827 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is substitute teachers, short-term pay the lowest?

Auburn, AL, at $21,520 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3031.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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