The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Chattanooga, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Chattanooga 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 | $16,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,780.
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 | $26,560 | 30.08% | 17.36% |
| 2021 | $18,570 | -24.50% | - |
| 2020 | $23,120 | 5.06% | - |
| 2019 | $21,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,560 in Chattanooga is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Chattanooga is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.