Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for short-term substitute teachers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers amongst New York cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,930
25th Percentile Wage
$30,970
50th Percentile Wage
$37,420
75th Percentile Wage
$47,790
90th Percentile Wage
$60,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,930.

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
$37,420
1.63% 2.43%
2021
$36,810
1.22% -
2020
$36,360
-0.41% -
2019
$36,510
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in state of New York ranges from $30,150 to $38,030. The highest paying area for short-term substitute teachers in New York is Buffalo-Niagara Falls with a median annual salary of $38,030. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (mean annual salary $37,420). The lowest paying area is Utica-Rome with a median annual salary of $30,150.

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


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