25 Series · SOC 25-3031
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $41,670
- Median / year
- +8.3%
- 2024→2025
- $65,790
- Top 10% earn
- +1.6%
- Growth '24–'34
- 524,770
- Estimated US jobs
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term earn a median of $41,670 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $41,670, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,560 (10th percentile) to $65,790 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 524,770 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Alaska ($66,920).
The pay verdict
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term earn a median of $41,670, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 14% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #62 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.6% by 2034.
- $41,670
- Median annual wage
- Top 86%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #62 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 2.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $66,920. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term moved from $28,790 in May 2019 to $41,670 in May 2025 (+44.7%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term sits +20.3 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term (SOC 25-3031) has a national median of $41,670 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $28,560 to $65,790, and the published mean is $46,420. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 524,770 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 445 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $38,470 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $41,670 in May 2025, a rise of $3,200 (+8.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 61,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Educational Instruction and Library Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $66,920, which is +61% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Anchorage, AK at $78,840. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$41,670
per year
Median Hourly
$20.03/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,420
average
Employment
524,770
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$41,670 Bottom 14% higher than 14% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$41,670 · 14th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Substitute Teachers, Short-Term; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $36780
- Elementary School Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $63970
- Secondary School Tea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $72040
- Middle School Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2%, Median annual wage $64370
- Substitute Teachers,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $41670
- Preschool Teachers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $38140
- Self-Enrichment Teac…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $46800
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $65120
- Instructional Coordi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.3%, Median annual wage $77440
- Health Specialties T…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 17.3%, Median annual wage $107310
- Tutors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $43350
- Teaching Assistants,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $42910
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $74260
- Postsecondary Teache…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $77640
- Librarians and Media…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $68270
- Educational Instruct…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $50890
- Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $63820
- Teachers and Instruc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $66140
- Career/Technical Edu…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $66270
- Kindergarten Teacher…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $62680
- Special Education Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.9%, Median annual wage $66810
- Art, Drama, and Musi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $78620
- Business Teachers, P…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $99080
- Nursing Instructors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $80250
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.6%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
61,100
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+8,400
510,100 (2024) → 518,500 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Educational Instruction and Library Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom.
- ▸ Answer students' questions.
- ▸ Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- ▸ Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.
- ▸ Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
- ▸ Supervise students during activities outside the classroom, such as recess, lunch, and field trips.
- ▸ Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities.
- ▸ Teach social skills to students, such as communication, conflict resolution, and etiquette.
- ▸ Assist students with boarding or exiting school buses.
- ▸ Tutor or assist students individually or in small groups.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay history, 2019–2025
Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $28,790 |
| 2020 | $29,370 |
| 2021 | $30,100 |
| 2022 | $35,250 |
| 2023 | $37,380 |
| 2024 | $38,470 |
| 2025 | $41,670 |
2019 median
$28,790
2025 median
$41,670
2019–2025 change
+$12,880 (+44.7%)
Avg/year
+6.4%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | $28,790 | First banked release | 587,120 |
| May 2020 | $29,370 | +2.0% | 512,030 |
| May 2021 | $30,100 | +2.5% | 374,620 |
| May 2022 | $35,250 | +17.1% | 397,200 |
| May 2023 | $37,380 | +6.0% | 444,530 |
| May 2024 | $38,470 | +2.9% | 481,300 |
| May 2025 | $41,670 | +8.3% | 524,770 |
Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $28,790 in May 2019 to $41,670 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +6.4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 587,120 in May 2019 to 524,770 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $66,920 | +61% above national |
| 2 | California | $60,300 | +45% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $58,530 | +40% above national |
| 4 | Oregon | $58,280 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $55,740 | +34% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $50,390 | +21% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $49,790 | +19% above national |
| 8 | West Virginia | $49,020 | +18% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $46,470 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $45,590 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $44,870 | +8% above national |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $43,950 | +5% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $43,780 | +5% above national |
| 14 | New York | $43,490 | +4% above national |
| 15 | North Dakota | $42,570 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $41,350 | 1% below national |
| 17 | Michigan | $39,500 | 5% below national |
| 18 | Illinois | $39,410 | 5% below national |
| 19 | Virginia | $39,020 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Georgia | $38,870 | 7% below national |
| 21 | Arizona | $38,500 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Connecticut | $38,460 | 8% below national |
| 23 | Vermont | $38,200 | 8% below national |
| 24 | Nebraska | $37,690 | 10% below national |
| 25 | Maine | $37,440 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Iowa | $37,230 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Ohio | $37,150 | 11% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $37,080 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Wyoming | $36,990 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Delaware | $36,510 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Utah | $36,490 | 12% below national |
| 32 | New Mexico | $36,400 | 13% below national |
| 33 | Indiana | $36,360 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Kansas | $36,190 | 13% below national |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $34,990 | 16% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $34,790 | 17% below national |
| 37 | Idaho | $34,080 | 18% below national |
| 38 | North Carolina | $33,780 | 19% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $32,040 | 23% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $30,400 | 27% below national |
| 41 | Kentucky | $29,730 | 29% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $29,500 | 29% below national |
| 43 | Arkansas | $29,230 | 30% below national |
| 44 | Montana | $28,050 | 33% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $27,840 | 33% below national |
| 46 | Louisiana | $27,370 | 34% below national |
| 47 | Guam | $27,210 | 35% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $25,340 | 39% below national |
| 49 | Nevada | $24,960 | 40% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $23,770 | 43% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $22,340 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | $78,840 | +89% above national |
| 2 | Napa, CA | $76,520 | +84% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,330 | +74% above national |
| 4 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $66,480 | +60% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $66,000 | +58% above national |
| 6 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $65,190 | +56% above national |
| 7 | Salinas, CA | $63,970 | +54% above national |
| 8 | Modesto, CA | $63,440 | +52% above national |
| 9 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $62,660 | +50% above national |
| 10 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $62,400 | +50% above national |
| 11 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,310 | +50% above national |
| 12 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $62,280 | +49% above national |
| 13 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $62,260 | +49% above national |
| 14 | Yuba City, CA | $61,710 | +48% above national |
| 15 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $61,590 | +48% above national |
| 16 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,290 | +47% above national |
| 17 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $61,260 | +47% above national |
| 18 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,190 | +47% above national |
| 19 | Chico, CA | $61,030 | +46% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,790 | +46% above national |
| 21 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,780 | +46% above national |
| 22 | Merced, CA | $60,770 | +46% above national |
| 23 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,070 | +44% above national |
| 24 | St. Cloud, MN | $59,980 | +44% above national |
| 25 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $59,900 | +44% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $59,860 | +44% above national |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $59,780 | +43% above national |
| 28 | Rochester, MN | $59,510 | +43% above national |
| 29 | Corvallis, OR | $59,030 | +42% above national |
| 30 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $58,620 | +41% above national |
| 31 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,520 | +40% above national |
| 32 | Beckley, WV | $58,250 | +40% above national |
| 33 | Redding, CA | $57,460 | +38% above national |
| 34 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,210 | +37% above national |
| 35 | Bend, OR | $56,600 | +36% above national |
| 36 | Visalia, CA | $56,040 | +34% above national |
| 37 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,950 | +34% above national |
| 38 | Albany, OR | $55,740 | +34% above national |
| 39 | Bellingham, WA | $55,740 | +34% above national |
| 40 | Medford, OR | $55,580 | +33% above national |
| 41 | Fresno, CA | $54,890 | +32% above national |
| 42 | El Centro, CA | $54,420 | +31% above national |
| 43 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $54,350 | +30% above national |
| 44 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $54,050 | +30% above national |
| 45 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $53,850 | +29% above national |
| 46 | Walla Walla, WA | $53,610 | +29% above national |
| 47 | Green Bay, WI | $52,680 | +26% above national |
| 48 | Traverse City, MI | $52,450 | +26% above national |
| 49 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $52,000 | +25% above national |
| 50 | Yakima, WA | $51,490 | +24% above national |
| 51 | Jackson, MI | $51,390 | +23% above national |
| 52 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $50,390 | +21% above national |
| 53 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $49,630 | +19% above national |
| 54 | Erie, PA | $49,580 | +19% above national |
| 55 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $48,270 | +16% above national |
| 56 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,060 | +15% above national |
| 57 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,880 | +15% above national |
| 58 | Morgantown, WV | $46,760 | +12% above national |
| 59 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,680 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $46,610 | +12% above national |
| 61 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $46,530 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,470 | +12% above national |
| 63 | Reading, PA | $46,310 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $46,190 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,800 | +10% above national |
| 66 | Duluth, MN-WI | $45,790 | +10% above national |
| 67 | Lebanon, PA | $45,760 | +10% above national |
| 68 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,680 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,510 | +9% above national |
| 70 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,220 | +9% above national |
| 71 | Charleston, WV | $45,080 | +8% above national |
| 72 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $45,050 | +8% above national |
| 73 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $45,050 | +8% above national |
| 74 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $44,880 | +8% above national |
| 75 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $44,690 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Fayetteville, NC | $44,680 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $44,550 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $44,420 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,370 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Kenosha, WI | $44,240 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Madison, WI | $43,960 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Lexington Park, MD | $43,940 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Pittsfield, MA | $43,900 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Kingston, NY | $43,490 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $43,460 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Omaha, NE-IA | $43,440 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,350 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $43,180 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $43,140 | +4% above national |
| 90 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,110 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Syracuse, NY | $43,070 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,030 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $42,740 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $42,640 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Fond du Lac, WI | $42,580 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Glens Falls, NY | $42,470 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Rochester, NY | $42,280 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $42,270 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $42,080 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Altoona, PA | $42,060 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $41,930 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Pittsburgh, PA | $41,820 | same as national |
| 103 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $41,620 | same as national |
| 104 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $41,600 | same as national |
| 105 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $41,600 | same as national |
| 106 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $41,590 | same as national |
| 107 | Springfield, MA | $41,350 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,440 | 3% below national |
| 109 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,000 | 4% below national |
| 110 | Sheboygan, WI | $39,980 | 4% below national |
| 111 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,870 | 4% below national |
| 112 | Binghamton, NY | $39,860 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,340 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $39,340 | 6% below national |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | $39,250 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $39,050 | 6% below national |
| 117 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $39,040 | 6% below national |
| 118 | Appleton, WI | $39,010 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Flagstaff, AZ | $39,010 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Decatur, IL | $39,000 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Utica-Rome, NY | $39,000 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Ann Arbor, MI | $38,920 | 7% below national |
| 123 | Cheyenne, WY | $38,830 | 7% below national |
| 124 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,830 | 7% below national |
| 125 | Flint, MI | $38,600 | 7% below national |
| 126 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $38,540 | 8% below national |
| 127 | Las Cruces, NM | $38,520 | 8% below national |
| 128 | Worcester, MA | $38,460 | 8% below national |
| 129 | Lancaster, PA | $38,420 | 8% below national |
| 130 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $38,060 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Columbus, OH | $37,940 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Tucson, AZ | $37,890 | 9% below national |
| 133 | Charlottesville, VA | $37,870 | 9% below national |
| 134 | Ithaca, NY | $37,820 | 9% below national |
| 135 | Elmira, NY | $37,810 | 9% below national |
| 136 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,810 | 9% below national |
| 137 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $37,750 | 9% below national |
| 138 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,730 | 9% below national |
| 139 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,690 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,650 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Ogden, UT | $37,480 | 10% below national |
| 142 | New Haven, CT | $37,450 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Barnstable Town, MA | $37,390 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Vineland, NJ | $37,360 | 10% below national |
| 145 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,260 | 11% below national |
| 146 | Kokomo, IN | $37,220 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $37,150 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Gainesville, GA | $37,110 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,090 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Dover, DE | $37,070 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Rockford, IL | $37,000 | 11% below national |
| 152 | Fargo, ND-MN | $36,990 | 11% below national |
| 153 | Evansville, IN | $36,950 | 11% below national |
| 154 | Lawrence, KS | $36,940 | 11% below national |
| 155 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,890 | 11% below national |
| 156 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $36,850 | 12% below national |
| 157 | Iowa City, IA | $36,850 | 12% below national |
| 158 | Sebring, FL | $36,750 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Wausau, WI | $36,720 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $36,710 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Kankakee, IL | $36,700 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Roanoke, VA | $36,670 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $36,560 | 12% below national |
| 164 | Ocala, FL | $36,540 | 12% below national |
| 165 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,450 | 13% below national |
| 166 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $36,440 | 13% below national |
| 167 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,420 | 13% below national |
| 168 | St. George, UT | $36,380 | 13% below national |
| 169 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,360 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Ames, IA | $36,330 | 13% below national |
| 171 | Bloomington, IL | $36,330 | 13% below national |
| 172 | Logan, UT-ID | $36,330 | 13% below national |
| 173 | Farmington, NM | $36,170 | 13% below national |
| 174 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,100 | 13% below national |
| 175 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,060 | 13% below national |
| 176 | Jacksonville, FL | $36,040 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Topeka, KS | $36,040 | 14% below national |
| 178 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,030 | 14% below national |
| 179 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $35,980 | 14% below national |
| 180 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $35,900 | 14% below national |
| 181 | Winchester, VA-WV | $35,900 | 14% below national |
| 182 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $35,760 | 14% below national |
| 183 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,750 | 14% below national |
| 184 | Springfield, IL | $35,620 | 15% below national |
| 185 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $35,510 | 15% below national |
| 186 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $35,490 | 15% below national |
| 187 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,300 | 15% below national |
| 188 | Saginaw, MI | $35,260 | 15% below national |
| 189 | Richmond, VA | $35,230 | 15% below national |
| 190 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,190 | 16% below national |
| 191 | Bangor, ME | $35,030 | 16% below national |
| 192 | Bloomington, IN | $35,030 | 16% below national |
| 193 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,980 | 16% below national |
| 194 | Boise City, ID | $34,960 | 16% below national |
| 195 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $34,930 | 16% below national |
| 196 | Gettysburg, PA | $34,880 | 16% below national |
| 197 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $34,850 | 16% below national |
| 198 | Muncie, IN | $34,730 | 17% below national |
| 199 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $34,700 | 17% below national |
| 200 | Salisbury, MD | $34,620 | 17% below national |
| 201 | Manhattan, KS | $34,510 | 17% below national |
| 202 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $34,480 | 17% below national |
| 203 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,440 | 17% below national |
| 204 | Sandusky, OH | $34,440 | 17% below national |
| 205 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,420 | 17% below national |
| 206 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,410 | 17% below national |
| 207 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $34,310 | 18% below national |
| 208 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $34,280 | 18% below national |
| 209 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $34,280 | 18% below national |
| 210 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,270 | 18% below national |
| 211 | Springfield, OH | $34,230 | 18% below national |
| 212 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,200 | 18% below national |
| 213 | Savannah, GA | $34,170 | 18% below national |
| 214 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,150 | 18% below national |
| 215 | Lincoln, NE | $34,140 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $34,130 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Cleveland, OH | $34,080 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $34,080 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $34,070 | 18% below national |
| 220 | Asheville, NC | $34,060 | 18% below national |
| 221 | Midland, MI | $33,860 | 19% below national |
| 222 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $33,840 | 19% below national |
| 223 | Wilmington, NC | $33,780 | 19% below national |
| 224 | Lima, OH | $33,730 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Wichita, KS | $33,700 | 19% below national |
| 226 | Akron, OH | $33,610 | 19% below national |
| 227 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $33,480 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $33,220 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $32,990 | 21% below national |
| 230 | Midland, TX | $32,810 | 21% below national |
| 231 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $32,550 | 22% below national |
| 232 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $32,350 | 22% below national |
| 233 | Toledo, OH | $32,350 | 22% below national |
| 234 | Niles, MI | $32,270 | 23% below national |
| 235 | Springfield, MO | $32,190 | 23% below national |
| 236 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $32,010 | 23% below national |
| 237 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $31,960 | 23% below national |
| 238 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $31,930 | 23% below national |
| 239 | Jefferson City, MO | $31,750 | 24% below national |
| 240 | Yuma, AZ | $31,740 | 24% below national |
| 241 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $31,530 | 24% below national |
| 242 | Twin Falls, ID | $31,490 | 24% below national |
| 243 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $31,470 | 24% below national |
| 244 | Winston-Salem, NC | $31,470 | 24% below national |
| 245 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $31,370 | 25% below national |
| 246 | Laredo, TX | $31,220 | 25% below national |
| 247 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $31,200 | 25% below national |
| 248 | Peoria, IL | $31,200 | 25% below national |
| 249 | Jacksonville, NC | $31,130 | 25% below national |
| 250 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $31,050 | 25% below national |
| 251 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $30,820 | 26% below national |
| 252 | Joplin, MO-KS | $30,780 | 26% below national |
| 253 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $30,760 | 26% below national |
| 254 | Columbia, MO | $30,740 | 26% below national |
| 255 | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,590 | 27% below national |
| 256 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $30,310 | 27% below national |
| 257 | Billings, MT | $30,250 | 27% below national |
| 258 | Greenville, NC | $30,240 | 27% below national |
| 259 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $30,000 | 28% below national |
| 260 | Corpus Christi, TX | $29,970 | 28% below national |
| 261 | Gainesville, FL | $29,890 | 28% below national |
| 262 | Bozeman, MT | $29,880 | 28% below national |
| 263 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,510 | 29% below national |
| 264 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $29,500 | 29% below national |
| 265 | Jackson, MS | $29,470 | 29% below national |
| 266 | Mansfield, OH | $29,370 | 30% below national |
| 267 | Missoula, MT | $29,310 | 30% below national |
| 268 | Tallahassee, FL | $29,280 | 30% below national |
| 269 | Harrisonburg, VA | $29,240 | 30% below national |
| 270 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,230 | 30% below national |
| 271 | Abilene, TX | $29,120 | 30% below national |
| 272 | Tyler, TX | $29,010 | 30% below national |
| 273 | Wichita Falls, TX | $28,980 | 30% below national |
| 274 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $28,750 | 31% below national |
| 275 | Rapid City, SD | $28,550 | 31% below national |
| 276 | Dothan, AL | $28,410 | 32% below national |
| 277 | Odessa, TX | $28,410 | 32% below national |
| 278 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,220 | 32% below national |
| 279 | Oklahoma City, OK | $27,970 | 33% below national |
| 280 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $27,830 | 33% below national |
| 281 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $27,720 | 33% below national |
| 282 | Helena, MT | $27,700 | 34% below national |
| 283 | Albany, GA | $27,410 | 34% below national |
| 284 | Lynchburg, VA | $27,360 | 34% below national |
| 285 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $27,300 | 34% below national |
| 286 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $27,260 | 35% below national |
| 287 | Baton Rouge, LA | $26,890 | 35% below national |
| 288 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $26,890 | 35% below national |
| 289 | Tulsa, OK | $26,890 | 35% below national |
| 290 | Monroe, LA | $26,770 | 36% below national |
| 291 | Great Falls, MT | $26,730 | 36% below national |
| 292 | Waco, TX | $26,690 | 36% below national |
| 293 | Cleveland, TN | $26,590 | 36% below national |
| 294 | Mobile, AL | $25,720 | 38% below national |
| 295 | Johnson City, TN | $25,520 | 39% below national |
| 296 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $25,510 | 39% below national |
| 297 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $25,340 | 39% below national |
| 298 | Gadsden, AL | $25,340 | 39% below national |
| 299 | Huntsville, AL | $25,340 | 39% below national |
| 300 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $25,340 | 39% below national |
| 301 | Amarillo, TX | $25,280 | 39% below national |
| 302 | El Paso, TX | $24,980 | 40% below national |
| 303 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $24,960 | 40% below national |
| 304 | Montgomery, AL | $24,950 | 40% below national |
| 305 | Longview, TX | $24,820 | 40% below national |
| 306 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $24,800 | 40% below national |
| 307 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $24,690 | 41% below national |
| 308 | Lubbock, TX | $23,770 | 43% below national |
| 309 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $23,710 | 43% below national |
| 310 | Columbus, GA-AL | $23,670 | 43% below national |
| 311 | Jackson, TN | $23,400 | 44% below national |
| 312 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $23,350 | 44% below national |
| 313 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $23,060 | 45% below national |
| 314 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $22,950 | 45% below national |
| 315 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $22,620 | 46% below national |
| 316 | Valdosta, GA | $22,340 | 46% below national |
| 317 | Sumter, SC | $22,050 | 47% below national |
| 318 | Hinesville, GA | $22,030 | 47% below national |
| 319 | Hattiesburg, MS | $21,730 | 48% below national |
| 320 | Knoxville, TN | $21,520 | 48% below national |
| 321 | Enid, OK | $20,980 | 50% below national |
| 322 | Lawton, OK | $19,490 | 53% below national |
| 323 | Decatur, AL | $17,680 | 58% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 25 (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
SOC 25-3011
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1041
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1061
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1031
Archivists
SOC 25-4011
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Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Educational Instruction and Library Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($41,670 here) and reported employment (524,770 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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