Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary · Florida

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Florida

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Florida earn a median of $37,080 a year, which is $17.83 an hour. That is $4,590 below the national median of $41,670, a difference of 11 percent. The state employs 25,270.

Median in Florida $37,080 $17.83 an hour · May 2025
US median $41,670
Jobs in Florida 25,270

Florida against the US May 2025

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Florida against the US, May 2025
FigureFloridaUnited States
Median annual $37,080 $41,670
Median hourly$17.83$20.03
Mean annual$41,530$46,420
10th percentile$30,300$28,560
90th percentile$60,520$65,790
Employment25,270524,770

How Florida compares

By median pay, Florida ranks 9 of the 12 states this site reports for substitute teachers, short-term. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for substitute teachers, short-term May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
California $60,300 $28.99 115,660
Washington $55,740 $26.80 14,820
Pennsylvania $44,870 $21.57 22,360
New Jersey $43,780 $21.05 17,100
New York $43,490 $20.91 36,090
Illinois $39,410 $18.95 17,220
Virginia $39,020 $18.76 24,350
Georgia $38,870 $18.69 16,400
Missouri $34,790 $16.73 11,480
North Carolina $33,780 $16.24 20,360
Texas $32,040 $15.41 29,150

Common questions

How much do substitute teachers, short-term make in Florida?

The median salary for substitute teachers, short-term in Florida is $37,080 a year, or $17.83 an hour. That is $4,590 below the national median of $41,670, a difference of 11 percent. Florida employs 25,270 of them.

Is Florida a good state to work as a substitute teachers, short-term?

On pay alone, Florida ranks 9 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for substitute teachers, short-term in Florida?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $30,300 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $60,520 or more. The middle half falls between $32,060 and $50,370.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 25-3031 in Florida. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national substitute teachers, short-term salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.