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Substitute Teacher Salary in Spartanburg, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of substitute teachers in Spartanburg, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of substitute teachers in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,700
25th Percentile Wage
$22,450
50th Percentile Wage
$25,420
75th Percentile Wage
$33,330
90th Percentile Wage
$36,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,700.

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
$25,420
7.16% 14.67%
2017
$23,600
2.20% -
2016
$23,080
12.95% -
2015
$20,090
4.88% -
2014
$19,110
1.99% -
2013
$18,730
-15.80% -
2012
$21,690
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher Salary in Spartanburg with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,420, Spartanburg is the second highest paying city for substitute teachers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway (median annual salary of $27,350). Compared with Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, the median annual salary of substitute teachers in Spartanburg is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$27,350
Spartanburg
$25,420
Sumter
$25,350
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$23,630
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$23,470
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort
$22,160
Columbia
$22,110
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$21,670
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$19,820
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$18,920
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$18,470
Augusta-Richmond County
$18,200
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$18,020
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$17,870
Florence
$17,620

See also: Top paying jobs in Spartanburg, South Carolina.