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Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Cedar Rapids is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,390
25th Percentile Wage
$33,040
50th Percentile Wage
$34,170
75th Percentile Wage
$37,670
90th Percentile Wage
$39,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$34,170
-6.41% 7.78%
2021
$36,360
9.13% -
2020
$33,040
4.63% -
2019
$31,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,170 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Cedar Rapids is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ames.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$36,640
Dubuque
$36,610
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$36,500
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$36,420
Iowa City
$36,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,850
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$35,820
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$34,970
Cedar Rapids
$34,170
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$34,150
Ames
$29,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.