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Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,510
25th Percentile Wage
$31,040
50th Percentile Wage
$37,290
75th Percentile Wage
$47,690
90th Percentile Wage
$60,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,510.

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
$37,290
18.66% 18.64%
2021
$30,330
-7.19% -
2020
$32,510
6.67% -
2019
$30,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,290 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Worcester
$45,510
Springfield
$38,990
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$37,290
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$36,570
New Bedford
$35,650
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$34,970
Barnstable Town
$31,500
Pittsfield
$30,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts.