Highest-paying Cities for Substitute Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for substitute teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of substitute teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $48,530, Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon is the highest paying city for substitute teachers. It is followed by Urban Honolulu, Hawaii (average annual salary $48,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of substitute teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Substitute Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$48,530	$41,900	880
2	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$48,430	$40,700	1,900
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$46,470	$33,630	3,430
4	Salem, Oregon	$46,450	$41,480	620
5	Corvallis, Oregon	$46,200	$41,530	290
6	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$46,010	$41,340	350
7	Bend, Oregon	$45,940	$41,230	370
8	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$45,750	$38,540	500
9	Redding, California	$45,420	$38,100	730
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$45,350	$34,100	1,530
11	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,300	$35,980	150
12	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,250	$40,560	730
13	Medford, Oregon	$44,730	$40,130	350
14	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,610	$29,760	140
15	Fairbanks, Alaska	$44,320	$32,760	410
16	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,300	$39,210	130
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,270	$34,240	7,610
18	Napa, California	$44,250	$34,440	140
19	Longview, Washington	$44,040	$36,400	170
20	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$43,840	$35,790	310
21	Yakima, Washington	$43,490	$33,960	810
22	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$43,110	$32,760	5,030
23	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$43,090	$33,910	5,430
24	Honolulu, Hawaii	$42,990	$33,420	4,310
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$42,880	$32,450	3,750
26	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,840	$28,220	n/a
27	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$42,600	$24,580	110
28	El Centro, California	$42,480	$33,510	280
29	Anchorage, Alaska	$42,150	$22,340	1,200
30	Lincoln, Nebraska	$41,780	$23,660	90
31	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$41,230	$17,560	3,790
32	Stockton, California	$41,080	$33,290	3,280
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$40,640	$29,140	22,940
34	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$40,470	$22,480	16,690
35	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$40,380	$32,240	430
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$40,290	$30,230	28,520
37	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$40,210	$29,810	80
38	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$40,040	$31,320	3,440
39	Visalia-Porterville, California	$39,910	$32,500	3,560
40	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,900	$21,410	610
41	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$39,760	$32,830	1,220
42	Olympia, Washington	$39,420	$33,390	480
43	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$39,110	$32,980	3,220
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$39,090	$25,770	11,640
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$38,940	$31,000	23,380
46	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$38,800	$31,920	11,420
47	Yuba City, California	$38,760	$33,150	490
48	Binghamton, New York	$38,560	$26,150	890
49	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$38,530	$32,480	990
50	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$38,280	$21,930	2,710
51	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$38,230	$26,840	7,350
52	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,210	$28,310	3,880
53	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$38,040	$32,550	460
54	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$37,880	$32,620	3,070
55	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$37,820	$24,740	870
56	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$37,810	$32,080	1,230
57	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$37,590	$30,800	6,000
58	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,540	$31,770	6,470
59	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,490	$32,000	14,580
60	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,480	$23,650	260
61	Merced, California	$37,410	$33,030	1,560
62	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,390	$31,100	450
63	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,290	$22,610	180
64	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,220	$26,660	190
65	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,160	$28,170	520
66	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$37,150	$32,440	380
67	Fresno, California	$37,040	$32,640	1,860
68	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$37,010	$29,930	2,540
69	Modesto, California	$36,930	$31,540	1,890
70	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,920	$32,320	990
71	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$36,840	$32,520	250
72	Chico, California	$36,760	$24,410	490
73	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$36,690	$33,030	380
74	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,680	$31,900	660
75	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$36,600	$23,920	770
76	Tacoma, Washington	$36,470	$32,530	1,750
77	Salinas, California	$36,330	$29,660	1,430
78	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$36,320	$30,250	460
79	State College, Pennsylvania	$36,270	$32,730	110
80	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$36,200	$30,760	1,350
81	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$36,190	$32,340	230
82	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$36,030	$32,530	370
83	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,990	$27,930	440
84	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,970	$23,410	120
85	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$35,950	$26,160	790
86	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$35,800	$32,200	860
87	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$35,780	$32,230	600
88	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$35,760	$29,340	1,030
89	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$35,430	$23,210	360
90	Morgantown, West Virginia	$35,380	$28,670	n/a
91	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,370	$26,280	1,600
92	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$35,250	$28,460	320
93	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$35,220	$28,230	7,840
94	Appleton, Wisconsin	$35,180	$29,150	430
95	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$35,050	$31,580	n/a
96	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$34,960	$22,150	800
97	Charleston, West Virginia	$34,950	$30,120	790
98	Grand Island, Nebraska	$34,850	$31,360	30
99	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,650	$23,260	110
100	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$34,630	$18,880	890

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for substitute teachers.