Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary Information in Indiana

The average annual salaries for short-term substitute teachers in the state of Indiana are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers amongst Indiana metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Indiana (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,250
25th Percentile Wage
$24,240
50th Percentile Wage
$29,050
75th Percentile Wage
$37,060
90th Percentile Wage
$56,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,250.

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
$29,050
1.24% 19.59%
2021
$28,690
13.07% -
2020
$24,940
6.34% -
2019
$23,360
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Indiana Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in some Indiana cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in state of Indiana ranges from $27,390 to $30,890. The highest paying area for short-term substitute teachers in Indiana is Michigan City-La Porte with a median annual salary of $30,890. The second highest paying city/area in Indiana State is Bloomington (mean annual salary $29,700). The lowest paying area is Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $27,390.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Michigan City-La Porte
$30,890
Bloomington
$29,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$29,260
Indianapolis-Carmel
$29,140
Muncie
$28,900
Kokomo
$28,870
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$28,680
Elkhart-Goshen
$28,420
Terre Haute
$27,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$27,490
Fort Wayne
$27,430
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$27,390


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