The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,630, Oregon is the highest paying state for short-term substitute teachers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $48,680). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $50,630 |
$41,600 | 3,280 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $48,680 |
$33,960 | 2,110 |
| 3 | Washington | $47,860 |
$38,710 | 10,600 |
| 4 | California | $46,710 |
$35,410 | 69,460 |
| 5 | Nebraska | $43,640 |
$29,420 | 3,380 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $40,380 |
$38,290 | 3,930 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | $38,360 |
$29,090 | 8,520 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $38,210 |
$30,230 | 4,820 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $37,930 |
$32,420 | 390 |
| 10 | New York | $37,420 |
$29,930 | 35,640 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $37,340 |
$29,990 | 5,520 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $37,030 |
$29,500 | 3,610 |
| 13 | Alaska | $36,810 |
$30,100 | 2,000 |
| 14 | Illinois | $36,610 |
$26,980 | 17,000 |
| 15 | Iowa | $36,500 |
$29,560 | 6,860 |
| 16 | Maryland | $35,700 |
$26,000 | 9,060 |
| 17 | South Carolina | $34,570 |
$19,620 | 6,660 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $34,410 |
$25,480 | 1,100 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | $32,420 |
$31,650 | 170 |
| 20 | Arizona | $31,600 |
$28,830 | 2,910 |
| 21 | Michigan | $31,300 |
$22,860 | 4,500 |
| 22 | Delaware | $31,180 |
$27,060 | 490 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $31,080 |
$29,020 | 2,180 |
| 24 | Kansas | $31,050 |
$26,780 | 7,650 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $31,040 |
$26,400 | 1,270 |
| 26 | Vermont | $31,040 |
$27,690 | 920 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $30,950 |
$27,040 | 8,160 |
| 28 | Missouri | $30,870 |
$25,730 | 8,930 |
| 29 | Virginia | $30,840 |
$23,980 | 16,720 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $30,760 |
$23,920 | 1,260 |
| 31 | Florida | $30,310 |
$22,880 | 11,530 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $30,090 |
$23,510 | 6,530 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $29,280 |
$24,060 | 1,530 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $29,180 |
$23,180 | 140 |
| 35 | Nevada | $29,100 |
$26,080 | 4,800 |
| 36 | Indiana | $29,050 |
$22,250 | 8,110 |
| 37 | Maine | $29,030 |
$26,670 | 1,370 |
| 38 | Ohio | $29,030 |
$22,830 | 5,250 |
| 39 | Texas | $28,070 |
$20,490 | 56,620 |
| 40 | Utah | $26,620 |
$21,490 | 3,410 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $25,620 |
$21,970 | 15,950 |
| 42 | Guam | $24,490 |
$24,490 | 190 |
| 43 | Montana | $24,100 |
$20,800 | 660 |
| 44 | Georgia | $23,730 |
$18,750 | 12,500 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $23,320 |
$17,690 | 5,630 |
| 46 | Idaho | $23,300 |
$18,780 | 3,460 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $23,050 |
$19,070 | 100 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $22,730 |
$15,550 | 360 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $22,620 |
$17,020 | 3,540 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $18,480 |
$17,360 | 1,570 |
| 51 | Alabama | $18,200 |
$16,930 | 4,580 |