Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
United States. Estimated employment 524,770, with pages for 43 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-3031
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$41,670 · 50th
$28,56010th
$34,17025th
$41,67050th
$54,89075th
$65,79090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Substitute Teachers, Short-Term page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $76,520 | 300 |
| San Jose, CA | $72,330 | 3,800 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $66,480 | 5,390 |
| Vallejo, CA | $66,000 | 700 |
| Stockton, CA | $65,190 | 3,060 |
| Salinas, CA | $63,970 | 1,220 |
| Modesto, CA | $63,440 | 1,990 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $62,310 | 610 |
| San Francisco, CA | $60,790 | 10,570 |
| Riverside, CA | $60,780 | 15,430 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $57,210 | 35,740 |
| Erie, PA | $49,580 | 400 |
| Washington, DC | $46,470 | 15,060 |
| Reading, PA | $46,310 | 1,140 |
| Lebanon, PA | $45,760 | 240 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $45,680 | 11,210 |
| New York, NY | $45,220 | 26,760 |
| Kingston, NY | $43,490 | 380 |
| Chicago, IL | $43,460 | 11,110 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $43,350 | 620 |
| York, PA | $43,110 | 410 |
| Syracuse, NY | $43,070 | 1,880 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $43,030 | 460 |
| Buffalo, NY | $42,740 | 3,380 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $42,470 | 310 |
| Rochester, NY | $42,280 | 3,130 |
| Champaign, IL | $42,270 | 360 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $41,820 | 2,230 |
| Albany, NY | $39,870 | 2,270 |
| Binghamton, NY | $39,860 | 650 |
| Atlanta, GA | $39,340 | 12,070 |
| Decatur, IL | $39,000 | 160 |
| Gainesville, GA | $37,110 | 230 |
| Rockford, IL | $37,000 | 580 |
| Kankakee, IL | $36,700 | 200 |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,330 | 450 |
| Springfield, IL | $35,620 | 210 |
| Savannah, GA | $34,170 | 280 |
| Athens, GA | $32,350 | 290 |
| Brunswick, GA | $31,370 | 180 |
| Peoria, IL | $31,200 | 1,100 |
| Albany, GA | $27,410 | 140 |
| Augusta, GA | $24,800 | 360 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 524,770 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 25-3031, Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Mapped to our taxonomy as substitute-teachers-short-term.
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