Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary Information in Wisconsin

The average annual salaries for short-term substitute teachers in the state of Wisconsin are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers among Wisconsin 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 Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Wisconsin (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,090
25th Percentile Wage
$31,160
50th Percentile Wage
$38,360
75th Percentile Wage
$48,950
90th Percentile Wage
$56,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,090.

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.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$38,360
-15.33% 13.63%
2021
$44,240
28.59% -
2020
$31,590
-4.87% -
2019
$33,130
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Short-Term Substitute Teachers in Wisconsin Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in some Wisconsin cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in state of Wisconsin ranges from $29,090 to $52,690. The highest paying area for short-term substitute teachers in Wisconsin is Green Bay with a median annual salary of $52,690. The second highest paying city/area in Wisconsin State is Eau Claire (mean annual salary $49,680). The lowest paying area is Fond du Lac with a median annual salary of $29,090.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Green Bay
$52,690
Eau Claire
$49,680
Madison
$48,150
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$47,110
Appleton
$39,710
Racine
$38,190
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$37,020
La Crosse
$36,970
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$36,830
Duluth
$35,340
Oshkosh-Neenah
$34,030
Wausau
$33,570
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$32,790
Sheboygan
$31,920
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$31,160
Janesville
$29,500
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$29,410
Fond du Lac
$29,090


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