Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,580
25th Percentile Wage
$31,130
50th Percentile Wage
$36,590
75th Percentile Wage
$41,560
90th Percentile Wage
$50,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,580.

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
$36,590
16.23% 6.56%
2021
$30,650
-0.98% -
2020
$30,950
-10.47% -
2019
$34,190
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,590 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Syracuse is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.

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 Syracuse, New York.