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Substitute Teacher Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of substitute teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Substitute Teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,770
25th Percentile Wage
$34,020
50th Percentile Wage
$37,540
75th Percentile Wage
$44,300
90th Percentile Wage
$54,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substitute teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$37,540
-0.48% 3.30%
2017
$37,720
1.48% -
2016
$37,160
2.58% -
2015
$36,200
0.99% -
2014
$35,840
-0.22% -
2013
$35,920
-1.06% -
2012
$36,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,540 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$46,470
Redding
$45,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$45,350
Napa
$44,250
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$43,110
El Centro
$42,480
Stockton
$41,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,640
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$40,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$40,290
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$40,210
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$40,040
Visalia-Porterville
$39,910
Vallejo-Fairfield
$39,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$39,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$38,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$38,800
Yuba City
$38,760
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,880
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$37,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$37,810
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$37,590
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$37,490
Merced
$37,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,390
Fresno
$37,040
Modesto
$36,930
Hanford-Corcoran
$36,840
Chico
$36,760
Salinas
$36,330
Madera-Chowchilla
$36,320
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,990
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$35,800
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$35,760
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$35,220
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,210

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