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Average Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Terre Haute, IN

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Terre Haute, IN earn a median annual salary of $36,930, which is -4.0% compared to the national median. There are 170 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Terre Haute, IN (metro area).

$36,930
Terre Haute, IN median annual wage
$18/hour median
-4.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,470
170
Local employment
2.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.83
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$24,940
25th
$28,480
Median
$36,930
75th
$46,550
90th
$70,130

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Terre Haute, IN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,063
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 86.6%
Rents: 51.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$67,270Compare4,270
Napa, CA$64,880Compare400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64,090Compare9,370
Vallejo, CA$61,640Compare680
Erie, PA$61,560Compare250
Stockton-Lodi, CA$60,800Compare2,570

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Terre Haute, IN

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$228,7900.54
Dentists, General$174,9201.01
Pharmacists$138,6700.98
Lawyers$135,1300.63
Architectural And Engineering Managers$124,4600.36
Financial Managers$122,9600.57
Computer And Information Systems Managers$119,8900.28
Human Resources Managers$118,8200.48

Terre Haute, IN has salary data for 278 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Terre Haute, IN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Substitute Teachers, Short-Term are projected to change by +1.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 61,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.