The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29,100 | -3.92% | -3.92% |
| 2019 | $30,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,100, Ames is the lowest paying city for short-term substitute teachers in state of Iowa, following city of Waterloo-Cedar Falls (median annual salary of $36,640). Compared with the highest paying city Waterloo-Cedar Falls, the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Ames is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower.