Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Charleston, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Charleston 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 Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,330
25th Percentile Wage
$39,510
50th Percentile Wage
$39,510
75th Percentile Wage
$39,510
90th Percentile Wage
$46,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,330.

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 Growth2-Year Growth
2022
$39,510
5.92% 8.25%
2021
$37,170
2.48% -
2020
$36,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Substitute Teacher, Short-Term Salary in Charleston with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,510 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Charleston is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morgantown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$45,190
Weirton-Steubenville
$42,210
Beckley
$41,420
Cumberland
$40,960
Huntington-Ashland
$40,560
Wheeling
$40,250
Charleston
$39,510
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$39,170
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna
$39,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$38,230
Morgantown
$37,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Charleston, West Virginia.