Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Modesto 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 Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,410
25th Percentile Wage
$35,410
50th Percentile Wage
$48,470
75th Percentile Wage
$61,110
90th Percentile Wage
$66,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,410.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$48,470
22.30% 24.26%
2021
$37,660
2.92% -
2020
$36,560
-0.41% -
2019
$36,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,470 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Modesto is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$66,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,360
Stockton
$57,240
Vallejo-Fairfield
$56,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$50,960
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,200
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,040
Modesto
$48,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$48,370
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$48,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$48,080
Redding
$47,660
Salinas
$47,510
Visalia-Porterville
$47,400
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,060
Madera-Chowchilla
$46,670
Napa
$46,320
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$46,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,400
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,830
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$44,410
Bakersfield-Delano
$41,540
Chico
$41,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$40,120
Merced
$37,860
Yuba City
$37,210
El Centro
$36,880
Fresno
$36,420
Hanford-Corcoran
$35,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.