Do substitute teachers get paid more than regular teachers?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

No, substitute teachers do not get paid more than regular teachers. A teacher earns a full-time salary and has benefits - the median range is between $47,000 and $51,000 a year. Whereas a substitute teacher is typically paid per day worked and does not receive benefits - the median range for a substitute teacher is between $75 and $125 a day.

While regular teachers work under contract with the school district and earn an annual salary, substitute teachers receive a daily rate of pay for days worked during the school year and can work with multiple school districts. A teacher earns between $22.60 and $26.15 an hour, whereas a substitute teacher earns between $9.75 and $15.65 an hour.

The National Education Association publishes a summary of the status of substitute teaching and estimates daily rates of pay to range from $75 in Delaware to $120 in Nebraska and Oregon. School districts typically pay substitute teachers higher rates of daily pay for work in the same position on multiple consecutive days.