Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$44,980avg. a year
$21.62 an hour · 11,210 employed
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area earn an average of $44,980 a year. That is about the same as the Pennsylvania average of $44,920. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$45,680Median pay
$21.62Average hourly
+0%vs. Pennsylvania average
11,210Jobs in this metro
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
Average pay for substitute teachers, short-term in other Pennsylvania metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1400 jobs
Erie, PA
$51,900
$24.95 an hour
21,140 jobs
Reading, PA
$51,640
$24.83 an hour
3240 jobs
Lebanon, PA
$45,740
$21.99 an hour
4620 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$42,270
$20.32 an hour
5690 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$41,950
$20.17 an hour
6410 jobs
York-Hanover, PA
$41,670
$20.04 an hour
7740 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$40,400
$19.42 an hour
82,230 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA
$40,200
$19.33 an hour
940 jobs
Gettysburg, PA
$39,340
$18.91 an hour
1070 jobs
Altoona, PA
$38,590
$18.56 an hour
11180 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$38,490
$18.51 an hour
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How Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do substitute teachers, short-term make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington?
The average is $44,980 a year, and the median is $45,680. About 11,210 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Pennsylvania average?
That is about the same as the Pennsylvania average of $44,920.
Is this job common in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington?
It makes up 3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.15 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-3031. Metro area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 37980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.