Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,820
25th Percentile Wage
$22,820
50th Percentile Wage
$29,370
75th Percentile Wage
$30,650
90th Percentile Wage
$30,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,820.

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
$29,370
3.06% 20.67%
2021
$28,470
14.96% -
2020
$24,210
3.76% -
2019
$23,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Rocky Mount with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,370, Rocky Mount is the second highest paying city for short-term substitute teachers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Burlington (median annual salary of $37,090). Compared with Burlington, the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Rocky Mount is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Burlington
$37,090
Rocky Mount
$29,370
Jacksonville
$29,310
Fayetteville
$29,200
Asheville
$28,640
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$27,700
Winston-Salem
$27,470
Durham-Chapel Hill
$27,470
Raleigh-Cary
$25,620
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$24,350
Greensboro-High Point
$24,340
New Bern
$24,080
Greenville
$24,040
Goldsboro
$23,770
Wilmington
$23,710
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$23,470
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$22,850
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$22,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.