The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Kansas 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,200.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,030 | -7.61% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | $36,620 | 12.81% | - |
| 2020 | $31,930 | -5.70% | - |
| 2019 | $33,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,030 in Kansas City is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Kansas City is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cape Girardeau-Jackson.