What is the salary range for Substitute Teachers?

Substitute Teachers salaries in the US range from $18,850 at the 10th percentile to $48,540 at the 90th percentile per year.

How many Substitute Teachers are there in the United States?

An estimated 587,240 people work as Substitute Teachers across the United States as of 2018.

Average Salary for Substitute Teachers

SOC 25-3098 · Education, Training, and Library Occupations · 2018 data

The median annual wage for Substitute Teachers in the United States is $28,680 ($13.79/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $18,850 at the 10th percentile to $48,540 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 587,240 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 9.5% since 2014.

Median Annual

$28,680

Mean Annual

$32,360

10th Pct

$18,850

75th Pct

$37,340

Employment

587,240

Salary Distribution

$19k

10th

$23k

25th

$29k

Median

$37k

75th

$49k

90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area	Median Annual	Mean Annual
Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,430	$48,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$46,470	$51,970
Salem, OR	$46,450	$45,630
Corvallis, OR	$46,200	$45,670
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$46,010	$45,330
Bend, OR	$45,940	$44,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$45,350	$45,380
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$44,270	$44,470
Napa, CA	$44,250	$44,260
Longview-Kelso, WA	$44,040	$43,450
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$43,840	$43,200
Yakima, WA	$43,490	$42,220
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$42,880	$41,600
Anchorage, AK	$42,150	$40,760
Lincoln, NE	$41,780	$40,530

Salary by State

State	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
Hawaii	$47,150	$47,020	2,710
Oregon	$46,160	$45,520	5,090
Alaska	$39,950	$38,610	1,610
Washington	$39,240	$40,730	15,890
California	$38,700	$42,010	99,320
Minnesota	$37,080	$39,340	5,600
New York	$35,670	$40,360	36,700
West Virginia	$35,660	$37,360	5,640
Nebraska	$35,290	$35,950	3,670
North Dakota	$34,820	$36,050	630
Wisconsin	$31,610	$34,560	13,540
Massachusetts	$31,530	$38,310	7,210
District of Columbia	$31,010	$35,570	—
Wyoming	$30,660	$30,910	2,400
Maryland	$30,370	$58,850	8,870
Illinois	$30,110	$35,950	23,740
Iowa	$29,910	$30,360	9,810
Utah	$29,530	$33,630	5,030
Connecticut	$29,070	$33,800	6,000
Arizona	$28,700	$34,070	3,030
New Jersey	$28,430	$31,580	20,470
Rhode Island	$28,400	$31,050	—
Kansas	$28,330	$30,040	10,360
Pennsylvania	$28,330	$33,070	17,180
Ohio	$28,170	$30,630	16,420
South Dakota	$28,140	$28,010	1,030
Vermont	$27,970	$42,410	2,560
Nevada	$27,950	$27,680	6,810
Virginia	$27,560	$28,400	27,640
Louisiana	$27,320	$27,300	—
Michigan	$26,540	$31,930	—
Maine	$25,470	$26,580	2,260
Missouri	$25,310	$27,580	10,370
Delaware	$25,140	$25,590	—
Florida	$24,310	$26,070	15,630
New Mexico	$23,770	$24,300	3,840
Guam	$23,590	$24,670	530
New Hampshire	$23,430	$24,650	2,720
North Carolina	$23,080	$23,720	21,430
Georgia	$22,860	$25,200	10,390
South Carolina	$22,180	$23,950	6,500
Montana	$22,150	$22,680	4,850
Indiana	$22,120	$24,610	16,050
Texas	$22,010	$23,590	77,830
Kentucky	$21,790	$22,690	290
Idaho	$21,480	$22,150	5,880
Arkansas	$19,950	$23,900	2,770
Oklahoma	$19,140	$23,810	5,940
Mississippi	$19,130	$20,320	7,480
Tennessee	$18,850	$20,250	4,970
Alabama	$18,010	$19,110	8,280

Salary by Industry

National median wage for Substitute Teachers broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.

Industry	Median Annual	Employment
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$45,950	3,540
Educational Services	$44,890	3,980
State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,500	4,260
Technical and Trade Schools	$39,530	180
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,350	10,910
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$39,140	11,180
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation)	$39,140	11,180
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$36,850	—
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,590	100
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,590	100
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,590	100
Hospitals	$31,960	30
Other Schools and Instruction	$31,440	1,370
Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service	$29,050	505,000
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,980	500,750
Educational Services	$28,740	527,840
Other Residential Care Facilities	$28,670	140
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,340	—
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,340	270
Ambulatory Health Care Services	$28,190	—
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$27,840	240
Educational Support Services	$27,010	2,700
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$26,940	42,520
Administrative and Support Services	$26,940	42,520
Employment Services	$26,940	42,520
Cross-industry, private ownership only	$26,890	82,240
Religious Organizations	$26,600	260
Temporary Help Services	$26,550	40,400
Child Day Care Services	$25,360	3,620
Civic and Social Organizations	$25,290	—
Health Care and Social Assistance	$25,200	5,010
Social Assistance	$24,880	4,670
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$24,350	510
Other Services (except Public Administration)	$24,350	510
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$23,870	90
Individual and Family Services	$23,560	970
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$23,400	140
Junior Colleges	$23,330	30
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$22,710	—
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,470	70
Social Advocacy Organizations	$21,640	—

National Wage Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2018	$28,680	$32,360	587,240
2017	$28,270	$31,510	611,310
2016	$28,010	$30,900	609,960
2015	$26,830	$29,630	626,750
2014	$26,200	$29,790	622,600