Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 514 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Anchorage, AK $78,840 330
Bakersfield, CA $67,270 4,270
Napa, CA $64,880 400
San Francisco, CA $64,090 9,370
Salinas, CA $63,970 1,220
La Crosse, WI-MN $62,400 170

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $78,840 330
      Alaska $46,620 460
      Alaska $42,340 730
      Fairbanks, AK $42,340 240
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $28,810 —
      Decatur, AL $25,600 360
      Southwest Alabama $25,590 210
      Alabama $24,320 —
      Daphne, AL $24,320 1,180
      Gadsden, AL $24,320 290
      Huntsville, AL $24,320 —
      Northeast Alabama $24,320 650
      Tuscaloosa, AL $24,320 290
      Southeast Alabama $24,290 —
      Mobile, AL $24,010 410
      Auburn, AL $23,730 220
      Montgomery, AL $23,730 —
      Northwest Alabama $23,230 —
      Florence, AL $23,060 360
      Dothan, AL $22,960 140
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $29,890 260
      Little Rock, AR $28,510 700
      Arkansas $28,490 1,810
      North Arkansas $28,210 —
      South Arkansas $28,000 110
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $25,610 230
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $38,240 360
      Flagstaff, AZ $37,910 40
      Tucson, AZ $37,410 510
      Yuma, AZ $37,160 290
      Arizona $36,330 4,850
      Prescott Valley, AZ $35,860 80
      Phoenix, AZ $35,850 3,300
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $35,380 90
      Sierra Vista, AZ $34,220 130
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bakersfield, CA $67,270 4,270
      Napa, CA $64,880 400
      San Francisco, CA $64,090 9,370
      Salinas, CA $63,970 1,220
      Vallejo, CA $61,640 680
      Stockton, CA $60,800 2,570
      North Coast Region of California $60,450 —
      San Jose, CA $60,080 3,140
      Santa Cruz, CA $60,060 460
      Santa Rosa, CA $59,430 1,110
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $59,390 480
      Chico, CA $59,180 560
      Yuba City, CA $59,100 340
      Modesto, CA $58,420 1,780
      Oxnard, CA $57,790 1,790
      Riverside, CA $57,740 14,750
      Sacramento, CA $57,680 5,550
      California $57,260 103,210
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $56,480 210
      Los Angeles, CA $56,210 30,210
      San Diego, CA $55,740 9,240
      Hanford, CA $55,580 250
      Visalia, CA $54,700 2,230
      San Luis Obispo, CA $52,710 670
      El Centro, CA $52,380 840
      Redding, CA $52,360 210
      Fresno, CA $52,070 6,840
      Merced, CA $51,560 1,640
      Santa Maria, CA $49,470 1,030
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $45,120 300
      Bridgeport, CT $39,120 1,360
      Connecticut $38,590 5,560
      Hartford, CT $38,400 2,170
      New Haven, CT $37,450 1,160
      Waterbury, CT $37,310 570
      Norwich, CT $36,940 360
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $39,990 14,560
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $36,000 —
      Dover, DE $33,330 190
      Sussex Delaware $31,410 160
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $58,070 6,760
      North Port, FL $38,670 930
      Ocala, FL $37,500 330
      Deltona, FL $37,380 390
      Florida $36,400 17,330
      Palm Bay, FL $36,400 880
      Orlando, FL $36,280 1,760
      Tampa, FL $34,900 1,550
      Sebring, FL $34,790 170
      Cape Coral, FL $34,610 180
      Jacksonville, FL $34,580 1,060
      Lakeland, FL $33,820 300
      South Florida $33,570 370
      Sebastian, FL $33,290 50
      Tallahassee, FL $32,920 180
      Crestview, FL $31,200 630
      Pensacola, FL $30,590 150
      Port St. Lucie, FL $30,370 240
      Gainesville, FL $30,190 100
      Naples, FL $27,870 320
      Panama City, FL $27,300 450
      North Florida $26,000 160
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $49,020 170
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,880 380
      Warner Robins, GA $41,600 440
      Atlanta, GA $38,390 8,960
      Gainesville, GA $38,320 140
      Georgia $37,860 12,740
      Albany, GA $37,370 —
      Savannah, GA $32,730 210
      Athens, GA $31,160 350
      Brunswick, GA $30,210 170
      Macon, GA $29,620 180
      North Georgia $27,610 140
      Columbus, GA-AL $22,880 140
      Valdosta, GA $21,500 40
      Middle Georgia $21,240 320
      East Georgia $20,770 320
      South Georgia $20,480 450
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $27,210 780
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $51,240 180
      Urban Honolulu, HI $50,100 1,450
      Hawaii $50,070 1,970
      Hawaii / Kauai $49,020 340
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,740 370
      Waterloo, IA $39,460 410
      Des Moines, IA $38,760 1,710
      Iowa City, IA $38,490 440
      Davenport, IA-IL $37,410 520
      Cedar Rapids, IA $37,020 570
      Iowa $36,850 6,900
      Northeast Iowa $36,390 510
      Northwest Iowa $36,290 1,080
      Southeast Iowa $35,700 770
      Southwest Iowa $35,690 340
      Ames, IA $28,990 170
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,080 130
      Boise City, ID $33,800 1,570
      Lewiston, ID-WA $33,740 110
      Idaho $32,820 3,000
      Twin Falls, ID $31,650 180
      Idaho Falls, ID $31,410 240
      Northwestern Idaho $31,040 220
      Southeast-Central Idaho $31,000 350
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $39,770 9,720
      Springfield, IL $39,120 280
      Champaign, IL $38,670 280
      Illinois $38,330 14,330
      Kankakee, IL $37,340 140
      Rockford, IL $35,610 230
      South Illinois $35,240 570
      Bloomington, IL $35,120 410
      West Central Illinois $34,390 820
      Decatur, IL $34,180 40
      Peoria, IL $32,620 510
      Northwest Illinois $31,090 380
      East Central Illinois $30,750 530
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kokomo, IN $39,590 120
      Evansville, IN $39,510 680
      Indianapolis, IN $38,680 1,880
      Bloomington, IN $38,010 150
      Terre Haute, IN $36,930 170
      Indiana $36,830 8,660
      Columbus, IN $36,730 180
      Northern Indiana $36,310 630
      Central Indiana $36,200 610
      Fort Wayne, IN $36,020 710
      Southern Indiana $35,160 1,010
      Elkhart, IN $34,670 330
      Muncie, IN $33,980 120
      South Bend, IN-MI $33,340 180
      Michigan City, IN $33,140 180
      Lafayette, IN $32,940 270
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $36,940 80
      Manhattan, KS $33,230 480
      Kansas $32,460 8,100
      Wichita, KS $32,340 1,710
      Kansas $30,290 3,150
      Topeka, KS $29,280 620
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $35,690 500
      Central Kentucky $30,460 70
      Kentucky $29,100 370
      South Central Kentucky $27,490 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $32,680 120
      Shreveport, LA $29,270 40
      Louisiana $28,450 1,090
      Monroe, LA $26,770 50
      Northeast Louisiana $22,200 40
      Baton Rouge, LA $17,570 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $43,260 170
      Springfield, MA $42,380 670
      Massachusetts $39,870 140
      Massachusetts $38,420 7,960
      Boston, MA-NH $37,720 5,150
      Worcester, MA $36,890 870
      Barnstable Town, MA $36,150 230
      Amherst Town, MA $35,280 300
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $48,080 900
      Lexington Park, MD $42,290 320
      Maryland $39,490 8,060
      Baltimore, MD $38,140 2,890
      Maryland $37,680 360
      Salisbury, MD $32,440 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $35,140 420
      Portland, ME $34,910 640
      Maine $33,840 1,710
      Bangor, ME $31,200 110
      Northeast Maine $31,200 440
      Lewiston, ME $30,920 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $44,470 110
      Muskegon, MI $39,940 90
      Jackson, MI $39,570 50
      Lansing, MI $38,720 130
      Mid Michigan $35,770 130
      Ann Arbor, MI $35,690 120
      Detroit, MI $35,590 1,630
      Michigan $34,770 3,780
      Flint, MI $34,700 260
      Midland, MI $33,860 30
      Southern Michigan $33,070 140
      Kalamazoo, MI $33,030 120
      Northern Michigan $32,920 100
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $32,420 120
      Grand Rapids, MI $31,890 590
      Niles, MI $31,200 50
      Saginaw, MI $29,590 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $57,310 240
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $48,710 7,150
      Minnesota $48,710 8,430
      Southeast Minnesota $47,380 350
      Southwest Minnesota $44,550 230
      St. Cloud, MN $44,550 80
      Northwest Minnesota $43,430 290
      Duluth, MN-WI $41,760 230
      Northeast Minnesota $41,540 120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $36,060 3,580
      St. Louis, MO-IL $34,840 5,410
      Missouri $32,890 10,410
      Joplin, MO-KS $31,660 250
      Southeast Missouri $31,420 700
      Jefferson City, MO $30,140 210
      Springfield, MO $30,140 580
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $29,880 140
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $29,780 70
      Columbia, MO $29,500 320
      Central Missouri $28,860 610
      North Missouri $28,860 730
      Southwest Missouri $28,860 290
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $28,490 410
      Mississippi $21,120 1,680
      West Delta Mississippi $21,120 140
      Gulfport, MS $20,070 100
      Upper East Mississippi $19,380 320
      Lower West Mississippi $19,100 170
      Lower East Mississippi $19,090 300
      Hattiesburg, MS $18,490 70
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $31,890 150
      Billings, MT $29,760 220
      West Montana $28,490 610
      Montana $28,410 2,210
      Great Falls, MT $28,270 140
      Southwest Montana $28,040 270
      Missoula, MT $27,830 190
      Helena, MT $27,590 90
      East-Central Montana $27,410 540
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $46,850 1,530
      Jacksonville, NC $40,880 140
      Central North Carolina $34,980 3,690
      Raleigh, NC $34,160 2,640
      Durham, NC $32,940 1,160
      Asheville, NC $32,420 650
      North Carolina $32,420 21,690
      Wilmington, NC $32,350 950
      Western North Carolina $31,160 1,540
      Greensboro, NC $30,890 950
      Hickory, NC $30,620 950
      Charlotte, NC-SC $30,550 3,100
      Winston, NC $29,610 1,800
      Pinehurst, NC $29,000 150
      Rocky Mount, NC $28,980 140
      Eastern North Carolina $28,730 2,010
      Greenville, NC $27,390 170
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $40,850 130
      East North Dakota $40,090 260
      North Dakota $40,090 490
      Fargo, ND-MN $39,830 40
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,760 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $48,250 1,870
      Lincoln, NE $47,570 730
      Nebraska $43,620 4,370
      South Nebraska $37,810 850
      Grand Island, NE $37,380 60
      Northwest Nebraska $31,160 330
      Northeast Nebraska $29,600 670
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $34,950 370
      New Hampshire $34,260 1,400
      Southwestern New Hampshire $31,880 130
      Northern New Hampshire $31,830 170
      Central New Hampshire $31,490 220
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $39,450 280
      Vineland, NJ $38,580 150
      Trenton, NJ $37,770 570
      New Jersey $37,390 13,790
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Farmington, NM $37,720 430
      Santa Fe, NM $37,200 160
      Las Cruces, NM $37,100 600
      New Mexico $37,100 2,590
      Albuquerque, NM $36,010 630
      Northern New Mexico $33,230 190
      Eastern New Mexico $31,160 580
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $48,170 480
      Balance of Nevada $39,040 290
      Las Vegas, NV $21,320 5,670
      Nevada $21,320 6,550
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $40,770 27,290
      New York $39,500 32,910
      Glens Falls, NY $39,100 210
      Kingston, NY $38,920 330
      Buffalo, NY $38,860 2,920
      Albany, NY $38,550 2,470
      Kiryas Joel, NY $37,790 1,460
      Rochester, NY $37,680 2,530
      Ithaca, NY $37,200 230
      Capital/Northern New York $37,040 1,030
      Southwest New York $36,980 1,450
      Syracuse, NY $36,930 1,370
      Binghamton, NY $36,850 570
      Utica, NY $36,800 500
      Elmira, NY $36,560 170
      Central East New York $35,860 1,130
      Watertown, NY $35,620 470
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $36,560 3,090
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,300 220
      Canton, OH $36,270 380
      Eastern Ohio $36,270 270
      Ohio $35,910 7,820
      Cleveland, OH $34,900 800
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $34,700 780
      Akron, OH $34,270 280
      Dayton, OH $32,630 560
      Southern Ohio $31,490 190
      Toledo, OH $31,160 300
      Youngstown, OH $31,030 350
      Lima, OH $30,390 70
      Sandusky, OH $30,330 90
      Springfield, OH $29,780 110
      West Northwestern Ohio $28,610 160
      Mansfield, OH $28,390 90
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $25,850 1,100
      Tulsa, OK $25,480 1,150
      Northwest Oklahoma $22,990 270
      Enid, OK $22,680 60
      Oklahoma $22,450 4,070
      Southeast Oklahoma $20,900 570
      Lawton, OK $20,890 130
      Northeast Oklahoma $20,400 410
      Southwest Oklahoma $18,090 270
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $60,340 350
      Corvallis, OR $59,030 30
      Portland, OR-WA $57,720 3,060
      Oregon $55,540 4,260
      Salem, OR $54,930 260
      Albany, OR $54,410 70
      Bend, OR $54,320 550
      Eastern Oregon $54,320 470
      Central Oregon $52,000 90
      Coast Oregon $50,650 100
      Medford, OR $50,370 290
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $47,930 640
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Erie, PA $61,560 250
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,310 5,900
      Lebanon, PA $42,370 120
      Altoona, PA $42,060 70
      Harrisburg, PA $41,980 370
      Pennsylvania $41,600 14,470
      York, PA $41,530 190
      Central Pennsylvania $41,350 240
      Allentown, PA-NJ $40,770 440
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $39,770 220
      Lancaster, PA $38,580 180
      Reading, PA $37,460 380
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $36,970 220
      Williamsport, PA $36,750 60
      Gettysburg, PA $35,770 40
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $35,480 350
      Pittsburgh, PA $33,660 2,930
      Scranton, PA $31,200 710
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $44,680 1,490
      Providence, RI-MA $43,970 2,410
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $37,340 990
      Columbia, SC $33,690 1,410
      Greenville, SC $33,620 2,450
      South Carolina $33,280 7,580
      Hilton Head Island, SC $28,110 50
      Northeastern South Carolina $26,970 370
      Northwestern South Carolina $26,970 510
      Spartanburg, SC $26,620 270
      Sumter, SC $22,050 60
      Southern South Carolina $21,360 210
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $32,360 130
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $29,190 410
      South Dakota $26,880 1,650
      West South Dakota $26,310 450
      East South Dakota $24,600 630
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $37,820 490
      Nashville, TN $29,410 2,390
      Kingsport, TN-VA $28,300 240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,200 740
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $27,940 230
      North Central Tennessee $26,990 790
      Tennessee $26,240 6,690
      Cleveland, TN $25,610 220
      Johnson City, TN $25,520 170
      Clarksville, TN-KY $24,430 340
      West Tennessee $23,380 320
      Jackson, TN $22,270 110
      South Central Tennessee $21,610 180
      Knoxville, TN $19,760 340
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $34,270 2,300
      Odessa, TX $32,930 —
      Dallas, TX $31,490 11,220
      Houston, TX $30,890 11,270
      Victoria, TX $30,290 260
      Laredo, TX $29,610 920
      Texas $29,610 40,930
      San Antonio, TX $29,560 2,500
      Corpus Christi, TX $29,380 300
      Abilene, TX $28,380 490
      Midland, TX $27,910 170
      El Paso, TX $27,460 1,770
      McAllen, TX $27,390 2,390
      Brownsville, TX $26,650 50
      Amarillo, TX $26,360 140
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $25,940 760
      Beaumont, TX $25,230 680
      Texarkana, TX-AR $24,300 110
      Longview, TX $24,280 250
      Wichita Falls, TX $23,910 490
      Sherman, TX $23,760 80
      Lubbock, TX $23,670 320
      North Region of Texas $23,100 930
      Hill Country Region of Texas $23,040 620
      Waco, TX $22,860 180
      Killeen, TX $22,750 370
      San Angelo, TX $22,460 50
      Border Region of Texas $22,160 110
      Eastern Region of Texas $21,850 390
      College Station, TX $21,770 110
      Northwestern Region of Texas $21,500 620
      Tyler, TX $18,610 480
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $38,950 1,120
      Logan, UT-ID $36,330 150
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $35,350 110
      Utah $33,100 4,200
      Provo, UT $33,080 510
      St. George, UT $31,720 320
      High Desert Utah $28,750 160
      Ogden, UT $28,390 1,770
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $47,630 4,630
      Southern West Virginia $46,820 700
      Northern West Virginia $44,330 750
      Virginia $37,630 23,070
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $36,760 2,450
      Winchester, VA-WV $36,560 190
      Roanoke, VA $35,310 610
      Richmond, VA $33,810 3,920
      Northwest Virginia $31,610 410
      Southside Virginia $30,630 810
      Charlottesville, VA $29,800 560
      Harrisonburg, VA $28,270 340
      Southwest Virginia $27,940 1,180
      Blacksburg, VA $27,600 300
      Lynchburg, VA $27,570 650
      Staunton, VA $26,730 370
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $37,610 500
      Vermont $37,280 1,510
      Northern Vermont $36,880 530
      Southern Vermont $35,250 450
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $58,570 6,750
      Longview, WA $57,410 210
      Washington $54,880 13,890
      Bellingham, WA $53,340 550
      Mount Vernon, WA $52,710 250
      Western Washington $51,930 720
      Walla Walla, WA $51,600 140
      Bremerton, WA $50,430 410
      Olympia, WA $50,430 360
      Yakima, WA $49,710 660
      Eastern Washington $49,440 750
      Spokane, WA $47,940 1,150
      Wenatchee, WA $47,060 240
      Kennewick, WA $43,230 620
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      La Crosse, WI-MN $62,400 170
      Green Bay, WI $55,630 720
      Madison, WI $49,330 1,490
      Racine, WI $44,420 200
      Fond du Lac, WI $42,580 40
      Kenosha, WI $40,500 460
      Wisconsin $40,500 9,780
      Milwaukee, WI $39,940 1,770
      Appleton, WI $39,010 250
      Oshkosh, WI $38,590 220
      Western Wisconsin $38,540 510
      Northeastern Wisconsin $38,450 710
      Sheboygan, WI $38,280 140
      Wausau, WI $36,720 250
      South Central Wisconsin $36,400 490
      Northwestern Wisconsin $35,570 150
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beckley, WV $56,060 380
      Morgantown, WV $48,610 270
      Parkersburg, WV $47,630 330
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $47,410 1,040
      Charleston, WV $47,070 340
      Weirton, WV-OH $44,880 90
      Wheeling, WV-OH $42,360 160
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $39,000 290
      Eastern Wyoming $36,400 780
      Western Wyoming $36,400 890
      Wyoming $36,190 2,330