Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · SOC 25-3031
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in the South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in the South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $22,520 per year ($10.83 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $20,800 at the 10th percentile to $170,200 at the 90th. BLS estimates 210 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in the South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earn more than $22,520 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $22,430 and $26,660.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $20,800 | $22,430 | $22,520 | $26,660 | $170,200 |
| Hourly | $10.00 | $10.79 | $10.83 | $12.82 | $81.83 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$22,520 median for South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $22,430 to $26,660
- Tennesseestate$29,500 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $25,520 to $32,960
- United Statesnational$41,670 median for United States; middle half earns $34,170 to $54,890
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −24% vs Tennessee overall and −46% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for substitute teachers, short-term, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areathis page$22,520 median for South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $22,430 to $26,660
- $34,280 median for Clarksville metro area; middle half earns $34,280 to $34,280
- $31,930 median for Memphis metro area; middle half earns $26,640 to $33,630
- $30,820 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $29,480 to $32,960
- $30,760 median for Kingsport metro area; middle half earns $30,760 to $30,760
- $29,500 median for Chattanooga metro area; middle half earns $26,890 to $36,530
- $26,590 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $22,520 to $26,590
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for substitute teachers, short-terms · Highest-paying occupations in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.