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Substitute Teacher Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,120
25th Percentile Wage
$21,130
50th Percentile Wage
$22,730
75th Percentile Wage
$24,320
90th Percentile Wage
$27,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,120.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2018
$22,730
16.23% 18.13%
2017
$19,040
1.42% -
2016
$18,770
0.16% -
2015
$18,740
-0.53% -
2014
$18,840
1.22% -
2013
$18,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,730 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gainesville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$32,830
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$32,370
Naples-Marco Island
$29,610
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$28,590
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$27,240
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$27,160
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$26,730
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$26,280
Jacksonville
$25,730
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$25,170
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$24,780
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$24,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$23,820
Tallahassee
$23,480
Port St Lucie
$22,890
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$22,730
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$22,040
Ocala
$21,250
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$19,730
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$19,520
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$19,450
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$19,330
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$18,510
Gainesville
$18,350

See also: Top paying jobs in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.