Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Springfield, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,070
25th Percentile Wage
$33,760
50th Percentile Wage
$36,620
75th Percentile Wage
$36,620
90th Percentile Wage
$37,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,070.

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
$36,620
18.24% 31.43%
2021
$29,940
15.87% -
2020
$25,190
0.32% -
2019
$25,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,620, Springfield is the second highest paying city for short-term substitute teachers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $38,360). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Springfield is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$38,360
Springfield
$36,620
Champaign-Urbana
$33,810
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,780
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,700
Kankakee-Bradley
$29,670
Decatur
$29,650
Peoria
$29,630
Rockford
$29,450
Danville
$29,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,070
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,990
Bloomington
$24,960
Carbondale-Marion
$24,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.