Substitute Teacher Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for substitute teachers in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of substitute teachers among Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Substitute Teachers in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,900
25th Percentile Wage
$19,140
50th Percentile Wage
$22,010
75th Percentile Wage
$24,770
90th Percentile Wage
$29,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substitute teachers in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $16,900.

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
$22,010
-3.50% 9.18%
2017
$22,780
1.27% -
2016
$22,490
2.49% -
2015
$21,930
4.97% -
2014
$20,840
2.74% -
2013
$20,270
1.38% -
2012
$19,990
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Substitute Teachers in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of substitute teachers in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of substitute teachers in state of Texas ranges from $18,310 to $24,420. The highest paying area for substitute teachers in Texas is Laredo with a median annual salary of $24,420. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Dallas-Plano-Irving (mean annual salary $23,850). The lowest paying area is Odessa with a median annual salary of $18,310.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Laredo
$24,420
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$23,850
Brownsville-Harlingen
$23,420
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$23,350
Corpus Christi
$23,110
Victoria
$22,800
Midland
$22,600
Fort Worth-Arlington
$22,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$22,540
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$22,460
El Paso
$22,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$22,270
College Station-Bryan
$22,230
Abilene
$21,930
Waco
$21,600
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$21,570
Amarillo
$21,460
Lubbock
$21,400
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$20,580
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$20,480
Tyler
$20,180
San Angelo
$19,850
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$19,760
Longview
$19,690
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$19,560
Texarkana-Texarkana
$19,360
Sherman-Denison
$19,070
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,960
Wichita Falls
$18,780
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,750
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,580
Odessa
$18,310


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