The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Columbia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Columbia, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,860.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,110 | 36.67% | 41.74% |
| 2021 | $23,500 | 6.43% | - |
| 2020 | $21,990 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $21,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,110, Columbia is the highest paying city for short-term substitute teachers in state of South Carolina, followed by Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary $36,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Columbia is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.