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

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term 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 Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,400
25th Percentile Wage
$23,320
50th Percentile Wage
$29,390
75th Percentile Wage
$35,040
90th Percentile Wage
$208,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term 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 $208,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,400.

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
$29,390
-1.87% 5.10%
2021
$29,940
4.14% -
2020
$28,700
2.82% -
2019
$27,890
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,390 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 40.2 percent (40.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Florida nonmetropolitan area.

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

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