The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Knoxville 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 | $18,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,350.
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 | $18,720 | 1.07% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | $18,520 | -4.86% | - |
| 2020 | $19,420 | 3.40% | - |
| 2019 | $18,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,720 in Knoxville 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 Knoxville is 38.1 percent (38.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.