The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $42,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,780.
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 | $51,430 | 8.24% | 13.22% |
| 2021 | $47,190 | 0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $47,080 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $44,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,430 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 55.4 percent (55.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Walla Walla | |
| Longview | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bellingham | |
| Yakima | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Olympia | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Lewiston |