Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary Information in Minnesota

The average annual salaries for short-term substitute teachers in the state of Minnesota are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers among Minnesota cities 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 Minnesota (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,230
25th Percentile Wage
$36,820
50th Percentile Wage
$38,210
75th Percentile Wage
$46,850
90th Percentile Wage
$59,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,230.

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
$38,210
4.29% 1.86%
2021
$36,570
3.31% -
2020
$35,360
-6.05% -
2019
$37,500
- -

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

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in some Minnesota cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in state of Minnesota ranges from $29,850 to $44,940. The highest paying area for short-term substitute teachers in Minnesota is Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $44,940. The second highest paying city/area in Minnesota State is St Cloud (mean annual salary $41,960). The lowest paying area is Rochester with a median annual salary of $29,850.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$44,940
St Cloud
$41,960
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$39,000
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$38,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$37,720
Mankato-North Mankato
$37,310
Rochester
$29,850


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