Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Iowa City 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 Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,890
25th Percentile Wage
$35,320
50th Percentile Wage
$36,180
75th Percentile Wage
$36,180
90th Percentile Wage
$47,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Iowa City, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,890.

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
$36,180
-4.28% 11.55%
2021
$37,730
4.21% -
2020
$36,140
11.46% -
2019
$32,000
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,180 in Iowa City 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 Iowa City is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 19.6 percent (19.6%) 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 Iowa City, Iowa.