Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary Information in Florida

The average annual salaries for short-term substitute teachers in the state of Florida are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers amongst Florida areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Florida (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,880
25th Percentile Wage
$26,740
50th Percentile Wage
$30,310
75th Percentile Wage
$36,880
90th Percentile Wage
$55,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,880.

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
$30,310
1.22% 13.23%
2021
$29,940
9.02% -
2020
$27,240
3.45% -
2019
$26,300
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Florida Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in some Florida cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in state of Florida ranges from $20,800 to $49,140. The highest paying area for short-term substitute teachers in Florida is Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford with a median annual salary of $49,140. The second highest paying city/area in Florida State is South Florida nonmetropolitan area (mean annual salary $37,240). The lowest paying area is North Florida nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $20,800.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$49,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$37,240
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$36,880
Ocala
$34,300
Jacksonville
$33,150
Port St Lucie
$30,610
Gainesville
$30,320
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$30,310
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$29,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$29,500
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$29,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$29,360
Tallahassee
$29,350
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$28,760
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$27,690
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$27,250
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$26,740
Naples-Marco Island
$26,260
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$25,720
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$20,800


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