The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,150, Hawaii is the highest paying state for substitute teachers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $46,160). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $47,150 |
$39,370 | 2,710 |
| 2 | Oregon | $46,160 |
$40,830 | 5,090 |
| 3 | Alaska | $39,950 |
$22,450 | 1,610 |
| 4 | Washington | $39,240 |
$32,140 | 15,890 |
| 5 | California | $38,700 |
$31,850 | 99,320 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $37,080 |
$25,740 | 5,600 |
| 7 | New York | $35,670 |
$23,390 | 36,700 |
| 8 | West Virginia | $35,660 |
$27,170 | 5,640 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $35,290 |
$27,350 | 3,670 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $34,820 |
$25,200 | 630 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $31,610 |
$26,100 | 13,540 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $31,530 |
$23,760 | 7,210 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $31,010 |
$26,400 | 70 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $30,660 |
$25,040 | 2,400 |
| 15 | Maryland | $30,370 |
$19,410 | 8,870 |
| 16 | Illinois | $30,110 |
$21,610 | 23,740 |
| 17 | Iowa | $29,910 |
$25,330 | 9,810 |
| 18 | Utah | $29,530 |
$17,860 | 5,030 |
| 19 | Connecticut | $29,070 |
$22,630 | 6,000 |
| 20 | Arizona | $28,700 |
$21,990 | 3,030 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $28,430 |
$23,650 | 20,470 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $28,400 |
$21,030 | 2,130 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $28,330 |
$18,880 | 17,180 |
| 24 | Kansas | $28,330 |
$20,200 | 10,360 |
| 25 | Ohio | $28,170 |
$21,240 | 16,420 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $28,140 |
$23,420 | 1,030 |
| 27 | Vermont | $27,970 |
$22,370 | 2,560 |
| 28 | Nevada | $27,950 |
$22,870 | 6,810 |
| 29 | Virginia | $27,560 |
$18,100 | 27,640 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $27,320 |
$18,270 | 200 |
| 31 | Michigan | $26,540 |
$20,180 | 23,450 |
| 32 | Maine | $25,470 |
$21,170 | 2,260 |
| 33 | Missouri | $25,310 |
$18,450 | 10,370 |
| 34 | Delaware | $25,140 |
$18,810 | 970 |
| 35 | Florida | $24,310 |
$18,050 | 15,630 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $23,770 |
$17,380 | 3,840 |
| 37 | Guam | $23,590 |
$20,880 | 530 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $23,430 |
$20,120 | 2,720 |
| 39 | Colorado | $23,200 |
$17,660 | 290 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $23,080 |
$19,210 | 21,430 |
| 41 | Georgia | $22,860 |
$17,000 | 10,390 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $22,180 |
$16,770 | 6,500 |
| 43 | Montana | $22,150 |
$18,250 | 4,850 |
| 44 | Indiana | $22,120 |
$17,000 | 16,050 |
| 45 | Texas | $22,010 |
$16,900 | 77,830 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $21,790 |
$17,060 | 290 |
| 47 | Idaho | $21,480 |
$17,060 | 5,880 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $19,950 |
$18,300 | 2,770 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $19,140 |
$16,230 | 5,940 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $19,130 |
$16,250 | 7,480 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $18,850 |
$16,170 | 4,970 |
| 52 | Alabama | $18,010 |
$16,110 | 8,280 |