Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,380
25th Percentile Wage
$22,380
50th Percentile Wage
$23,710
75th Percentile Wage
$29,120
90th Percentile Wage
$30,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,380.

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
$23,710
4.22% -9.53%
2021
$22,710
-14.35% -
2019
$25,970
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,710 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Wilmington is 36.1 percent (36.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Burlington and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

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 Wilmington, North Carolina.