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Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,170
25th Percentile Wage
$31,040
50th Percentile Wage
$38,030
75th Percentile Wage
$47,420
90th Percentile Wage
$78,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term 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 $78,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,170.

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
$38,030
3.21% 15.54%
2021
$36,810
4.37% -
2020
$35,200
8.75% -
2019
$32,120
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,030, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the highest paying city for short-term substitute teachers in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $37,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$38,030
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$37,420
Ithaca
$37,270
Binghamton
$37,100
Kingston
$37,090
Syracuse
$36,590
Rochester
$36,090
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$35,480
Elmira
$31,400
Glens Falls
$31,000
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,600
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,590
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,250
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,230
Utica-Rome
$30,150

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