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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salaries across 50 states

$38,934
National Average (Median)
$66,920
Highest: Alaska
$22,340
Lowest: Mississippi

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary by State

Compare Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$22,340
$66,920

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $25,340 AK $66,920 AZ $38,500 AR $29,230 CA $60,300 CT $38,460 DE $36,510 DC $49,790 FL $37,080 GA $38,870 HI $58,530 ID $34,080 IL $39,410 IN $36,360 IA $37,230 KS $36,190 KY $29,730 LA $27,370 ME $37,440 MD $46,470 MA $41,350 MI $39,500 MN $50,390 MS $22,340 MO $34,790 MT $28,050 NE $37,690 NV $24,960 NH $34,990 NJ $43,780 NM $36,400 NY $43,490 NC $33,780 ND $42,570 OH $37,150 OK $23,770 OR $58,280 PA $44,870 RI $45,590 SC $30,400 SD $27,840 TN $29,500 TX $32,040 UT $36,490 VT $38,200 VA $39,020 WA $55,740 WV $49,020 WI $43,950 WY $36,990

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Alaska
$66,920
#2
California
$60,300
#3
Hawaii
$58,530
#4
Oregon
$58,280
#5
Washington
$55,740

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in All 50 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Alaska $66,920 $73,070 1,420
2 California $60,300 $62,910 115,660
3 Hawaii $58,530 $54,690 3,990
4 Oregon $58,280 $61,100 8,090
5 Washington $55,740 $56,480 14,820
6 Minnesota $50,390 $53,890 8,660
7 District of Columbia $49,790 $49,550 750
8 West Virginia $49,020 $54,010 4,840
9 Maryland $46,470 $44,000 7,610
10 Rhode Island $45,590 $48,630 1,910
11 Pennsylvania $44,870 $44,920 22,360
12 Wisconsin $43,950 $47,660 8,420
13 New Jersey $43,780 $44,570 17,100
14 New York $43,490 $47,760 36,090
15 North Dakota $42,570 $42,760 420
16 Massachusetts $41,350 $45,830 8,410
17 Michigan $39,500 $44,350 3,600
18 Illinois $39,410 $43,430 17,220
19 Virginia $39,020 $40,900 24,350
20 Georgia $38,870 $36,240 16,400
21 Arizona $38,500 $41,780 4,710
22 Connecticut $38,460 $45,200 5,950
23 Vermont $38,200 $42,690 1,400
24 Nebraska $37,690 $51,590 3,430
25 Maine $37,440 $39,760 N/A
26 Iowa $37,230 $39,200 7,300
27 Ohio $37,150 $37,830 9,140
28 Florida $37,080 $41,530 25,270
29 Wyoming $36,990 $38,080 2,230
30 Delaware $36,510 $40,040 N/A
31 Utah $36,490 $40,210 4,710
32 New Mexico $36,400 $36,840 3,510
33 Indiana $36,360 $39,480 9,920
34 Kansas $36,190 $37,140 9,360
35 New Hampshire $34,990 $38,630 1,070
36 Missouri $34,790 $39,250 11,480
37 Idaho $34,080 $36,240 1,800
38 North Carolina $33,780 $35,220 20,360
39 Texas $32,040 $32,760 29,150
40 South Carolina $30,400 $39,860 7,700
41 Kentucky $29,730 $37,430 320
42 Tennessee $29,500 $31,740 7,690
43 Arkansas $29,230 $39,080 2,560
44 Montana $28,050 $30,060 2,370
45 South Dakota $27,840 $29,220 1,610
46 Louisiana $27,370 $32,630 1,090
47 Alabama $25,340 $25,660 9,290
48 Nevada $24,960 $31,550 6,600
49 Oklahoma $23,770 $28,660 4,990
50 Mississippi $22,340 $25,610 2,390

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Substitute Teachers, Short-Term keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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