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Highest-paying Cities for Short-Term Substitute Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for short-term 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 short-term substitute teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $66,010, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is the highest paying city for short-term substitute teachers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $63,360). 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 short-term substitute teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$66,010	$37,580	630
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$63,360	$38,480	6,050
3	Stockton, California	$57,240	$32,740	1,550
4	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$56,940	$49,450	460
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$56,050	$38,540	530
6	Walla Walla, Washington	$54,470	$45,940	110
7	Longview, Washington	$54,180	$46,160	100
8	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$52,690	$28,840	740
9	Albany, Oregon	$52,000	$38,200	50
10	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$51,690	$31,870	470

11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$51,430	$42,780	4,600
12	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$51,150	$46,680	140
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,960	$40,110	3,100
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,620	$41,330	2,540
15	Bellingham, Washington	$50,520	$39,580	490
16	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$49,680	$30,340	590
17	Yakima, Washington	$49,360	$43,780	580
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,200	$35,140	3,540
19	Bend, Oregon	$49,150	$49,150	350
20	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$49,140	$26,340	990
21	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$49,070	$34,320	1,510
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$49,040	$32,500	1,500
23	Salem, Oregon	$48,570	$35,840	120
24	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$48,530	$41,960	270
25	Modesto, California	$48,470	$35,410	1,200
26	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$48,370	$31,550	580
27	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$48,280	$36,540	750
28	Madison, Wisconsin	$48,150	$28,340	1,430
29	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$48,130	$36,420	230
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,080	$36,700	23,570
31	Olympia, Washington	$48,030	$41,240	300
32	Redding, California	$47,660	$34,590	150
33	Salinas, California	$47,510	$36,740	680
34	Visalia-Porterville, California	$47,400	$35,120	1,940
35	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$47,110	$30,870	1,840
36	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,060	$36,240	5,650
37	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$46,670	$34,740	400
38	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$46,600	$33,950	380
39	Medford, Oregon	$46,500	$29,700	210
40	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,330	$35,700	1,560
41	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$46,320	$38,690	600
42	Napa, California	$46,320	$38,190	520
43	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$46,180	$22,470	160
44	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$46,120	$35,870	620
45	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$46,100	$46,100	180
46	Worcester, Massachusetts	$45,510	$29,640	530
47	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$45,400	$34,820	140
48	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$45,380	$36,180	580
49	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$45,190	$37,180	990
50	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,940	$28,630	180
51	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,830	$35,400	330
52	Victoria, Texas	$44,820	$22,620	260
53	Lincoln, Nebraska	$44,810	$41,960	700
54	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$44,410	$35,300	370
55	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,420	$37,070	550
56	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$42,210	$28,070	160
57	St Cloud, Minnesota	$41,960	$21,560	110
58	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$41,540	$30,770	1,240
59	Beckley, West Virginia	$41,420	$36,680	200
60	Chico, California	$41,300	$33,390	120
61	Cumberland, West Virginia	$40,960	$26,000	100
62	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$40,560	$38,090	290
63	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$40,530	$37,730	420
64	Spokane, Washington	$40,340	$36,360	1,000
65	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$40,250	$37,120	190
66	Wheeling, West Virginia	$40,250	$30,460	320
67	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$40,120	$34,340	8,150
68	Macon, Georgia	$40,010	$18,290	200
69	Appleton, Wisconsin	$39,710	$29,780	350
70	Charleston, West Virginia	$39,510	$39,330	920
71	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$39,470	$38,030	550
72	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$39,340	$36,100	140
73	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$39,170	$37,180	410
74	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$39,130	$39,130	370
75	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$39,000	$29,750	160
76	Springfield, Massachusetts	$38,990	$29,640	900
77	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$38,570	$26,160	40
78	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$38,360	$29,330	13,570
79	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$38,230	$28,570	550
80	Racine, Wisconsin	$38,190	$27,860	220
81	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$38,030	$30,170	2,950
82	Merced, California	$37,860	$29,370	1,170
83	Grand Island, Nebraska	$37,800	$30,520	80
84	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$37,770	$28,240	50
85	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,720	$23,820	430
86	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,470	$32,420	160
87	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$37,440	$28,250	60
88	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$37,420	$29,730	29,170
89	Bismarck, North Dakota	$37,350	$35,150	30
90	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$37,310	$29,320	30
91	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,290	$30,510	3,480
92	Ithaca, New York	$37,270	$30,810	140
93	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$37,240	$23,820	320
94	Yuba City, California	$37,210	$32,800	n/a
95	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$37,150	$27,040	150
96	Columbia, South Carolina	$37,110	$20,860	1,450
97	Binghamton, New York	$37,100	$29,660	650
98	Kingston, New York	$37,090	$30,590	240
99	Burlington, North Carolina	$37,090	$22,230	300
100	Morgantown, West Virginia	$37,070	$30,520	n/a