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Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$16,790
25th Percentile Wage	$17,750
50th Percentile Wage	$17,980
75th Percentile Wage	$21,700
90th Percentile Wage	$155,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,790.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$17,980	2.45%	-4.51%
2021	$17,540	-16.59%	-
2020	$20,450	8.12%	-
2019	$18,790	-	-

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $17,980 in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Memphis	$30,230
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$29,090
Chattanooga	$26,560
Clarksville	$23,850
Jackson	$23,780
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$22,580
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$19,250
Knoxville	$18,720
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$17,980
Johnson City	$17,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	$17,690