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Substitute Teacher Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of substitute teachers in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,970
25th Percentile Wage
$25,640
50th Percentile Wage
$30,200
75th Percentile Wage
$37,800
90th Percentile Wage
$60,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,970.

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
$30,200
0.93% 13.38%
2017
$29,920
9.99% -
2016
$26,930
-8.99% -
2015
$29,350
1.26% -
2014
$28,980
0.69% -
2013
$28,780
9.10% -
2012
$26,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,200 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for substitute teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of substitute teachers in Rochester is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 24.8 percent (24.8%) 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 Rochester, New York.