The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Bellingham 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 | $39,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,580.
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 | $50,520 | 26.82% | 29.00% |
| 2021 | $36,970 | 1.51% | - |
| 2020 | $36,410 | 1.48% | - |
| 2019 | $35,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,520 in Bellingham is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Bellingham is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 54.6 percent (54.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.