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Substitute Teacher Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substitute teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Substitute Teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,490
25th Percentile Wage
$27,960
50th Percentile Wage
$32,090
75th Percentile Wage
$37,660
90th Percentile Wage
$45,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substitute teachers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$32,090
7.48% 13.31%
2017
$29,690
-0.13% -
2016
$29,730
1.48% -
2015
$29,290
0.79% -
2014
$29,060
2.37% -
2013
$28,370
1.94% -
2012
$27,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,090 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Elmira.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$40,470
Binghamton
$38,560
Nassau-Suffolk
$38,230
Kingston
$34,490
Syracuse
$32,550
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$32,500
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$32,090
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,590
Glens Falls
$31,290
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$30,830
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,770
Rochester
$30,200
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,180
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,410
Ithaca
$27,710
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$26,500
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,350
Utica-Rome
$26,090
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$24,460
Elmira
$22,700

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.