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Also called building sub teacher, building substitute teacher, certified sub teacher and certified substitute teacher.
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Short-Term Substitute Teacher
Substitute teacher providing short-term instruction across subjects, maintaining classroom order, assisting students individually or in groups, and supervising activities outside the classroom
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Enforced school rules to maintain classroom order, resulting in students being more focused during lessons
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Followed lesson plans from absent teachers to deliver consistent instruction and support student learning
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Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $34,170 |
|---|---|
| Median | $41,670 |
| 75th percentile | $54,890 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $46,950 | $66,920 | $95,330 |
| AL | $23,060 | $25,340 | $30,020 |
| AR | $27,190 | $29,230 | $34,570 |
| AZ | $34,250 | $38,500 | $42,040 |
| CA | $49,210 | $60,300 | $68,280 |
| CT | $36,590 | $38,460 | $46,450 |
| DC | $49,790 | $49,790 | $49,790 |
| DE | $34,550 | $36,510 | $44,030 |
| FL | $32,060 | $37,080 | $50,370 |
| GA | $29,560 | $38,870 | $39,890 |
| HI | $46,220 | $58,530 | $58,720 |
| IA | $36,330 | $37,230 | $39,270 |
| ID | $30,610 | $34,080 | $34,960 |
| IL | $34,500 | $39,410 | $46,710 |
| IN | $30,700 | $36,360 | $41,710 |
| KS | $32,510 | $36,190 | $41,960 |
| KY | $26,880 | $29,730 | $45,350 |
| LA | $26,890 | $27,370 | $33,960 |
| MA | $36,600 | $41,350 | $48,600 |
| MD | $37,090 | $46,470 | $46,470 |
| ME | $33,880 | $37,440 | $42,220 |
| MI | $34,490 | $39,500 | $49,300 |
| MN | $41,770 | $50,390 | $61,340 |
| MO | $30,610 | $34,790 | $37,690 |
| MS | $19,720 | $22,340 | $28,380 |
| MT | $26,590 | $28,050 | $30,830 |
| NC | $30,190 | $33,780 | $37,760 |
| ND | $35,560 | $42,570 | $45,970 |
| NE | $32,940 | $37,690 | $44,920 |
| NH | $31,910 | $34,990 | $43,220 |
| NJ | $36,380 | $43,780 | $47,460 |
| NM | $31,470 | $36,400 | $38,920 |
| NV | $24,960 | $24,960 | $24,960 |
| NY | $37,650 | $43,490 | $49,400 |
| OH | $31,920 | $37,150 | $43,080 |
| OK | $21,320 | $23,770 | $28,560 |
| OR | $57,450 | $58,280 | $65,590 |
| PA | $35,920 | $44,870 | $47,710 |
| RI | $43,210 | $45,590 | $52,450 |
| SC | $27,530 | $30,400 | $39,140 |
| SD | $26,220 | $27,840 | $30,310 |
| TN | $25,520 | $29,500 | $32,960 |
| TX | $26,700 | $32,040 | $34,580 |
| UT | $30,730 | $36,490 | $43,040 |
| VA | $32,270 | $39,020 | $45,800 |
| VT | $36,400 | $38,200 | $46,660 |
| WA | $51,120 | $55,740 | $60,780 |
| WI | $37,710 | $43,950 | $50,040 |
| WV | $45,580 | $49,020 | $60,140 |
| WY | $34,170 | $36,990 | $43,870 |
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