Substitute Teacher Salaries, 2008

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Substitute Teacher Compensation 2007-08

Based on the 500 operating Pennsylvania public school districts, the average daily substitute per diem pay rate is $83. The most frequent pay rate (mode) is $80 per day, and the median pay rate is $80 per day. The minimum reported rate is $65 per day, and the maximum is $135.

2007-08 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Community Type
Community
Type
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Median
Number of Districts
Urban
$86
$70
$115
$85
28
Suburban
84
65
110
85
227
Rural
80
65
135
80
245
All Districts
$83
$65
$135
$80
500

 

2007-08 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
For Daily Substitute Teachers by PSBA Region*

PSBA Region

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Number of Districts
1
$80
$70
$100
$80
34
2
75
65
100
75
53
3
83
70
100
80
42
4
80
70
90
80
26
5
76
70
90
75
44
6
83
65
100
85
41
7
77
65
100
75
32
8
84
70
102
85
57
9
96
80
135
95
47
10
75
75
75
75
1
11
90
70
115
85
34
12
84
70
100
80
19
13
100
100
100
100
1
14
78
70
100
75
42
15
90
75
109
90
27

All districts

83

65

135

80

500
 

*PSBA region areas by county: Region 1 - Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Venango and Warren; Region 2 - Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence and Mercer; Region 3 - Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland; Region 4 - Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean and Potter; Region 5 - Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin and Somerset; Region 6 - Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York; Region 7 - Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming; Region 8 - Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike and Schuylkill; Region 9 - Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York; Region 10 - Philadelphia Public Schools; Region 11 - Bucks and Montgomery; Region 12 - Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga; Region 13 - Pittsburgh Public Schools; Region 14 - Allegheny (except Pittsburgh); and Region 15 - Chester and Delaware.

 

2007-08 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem for
Daily Substitute Teachers by Pay Rate Ranges

Pay Rate Range

Number of Districts

Percentage in Range
$65-69
3
0%
70-74
70
14
75-79
105
21
80-84
109
22
85-89
80
16
90-94
49
10
95-99
32
6
100-104
44
9
105-135
8
2

Total

500

100%

 

Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem for
Daily Substitute Teachers by School Year

School Year

Average

2007-08

$83

2006-07

80

2005-06

79

2004-05

78

2003-04

77

2002-03

75

2001-02

74

2000-01

74

 

 

 
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