Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,390avg. a year
$17.49 an hour · 8,050 employed
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $36,390 a year. That is $3,630 (11%) more than the Texas average of $32,760. The U.S. average is $46,420.
$34,270Median pay
$17.49Average hourly
+11%vs. Texas average
8,050Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for substitute teachers, short-term in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 20.
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Odessa, TX
$37,590
$18.07 an hour
21,910 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$36,700
$17.64 an hour
39,600 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$32,670
$15.71 an hour
4200 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$32,660
$15.70 an hour
5560 jobs
Midland, TX
$31,630
$15.21 an hour
61,170 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$30,580
$14.70 an hour
7990 jobs
Laredo, TX
$30,060
$14.45 an hour
870 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$30,050
$14.45 an hour
9610 jobs
Abilene, TX
$30,020
$14.43 an hour
101,170 jobs
El Paso, TX
$29,500
$14.18 an hour
11140 jobs
Waco, TX
$29,100
$13.99 an hour
12240 jobs
Tyler, TX
$28,980
$13.93 an hour
13120 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$28,510
$13.71 an hour
1450 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$28,230
$13.57 an hour
15480 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$27,940
$13.43 an hour
16150 jobs
Longview, TX
$27,340
$13.14 an hour
17350 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$26,830
$12.90 an hour
18240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$25,460
$12.24 an hour
1980 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$25,230
$12.13 an hour
20100 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$24,830
$11.94 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
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Questions and answers
How much do substitute teachers, short-term make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $36,390 a year, and the median is $34,270. About 8,050 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $3,630 (11%) more than the Texas average of $32,760.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.59 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.