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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The median annual wage for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $40,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,730.

Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $59,520 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.60 per hour. An estimated 27,290 people work as substitute teachers, short-term in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Median (annual)$40,770
Mean (annual)$47,730
Median (hourly)$19.60
10th percentile$31,470
90th percentile$59,520
Employment27,290

Updated 2026-07-23.

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.