Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Indiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$36,360

Median hourly

$17

Average annual

$39,480

Employed in state

9.9K

The median annual salary for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Indiana is $36,360, or about $17 an hour. That is 13% lower than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $28,540 at the 10th percentile to $56,330 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 9.9K people work as substitute teachers, short-term in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$28,540

25th$30,700

Median$36,360

75th$41,710

90th$56,330

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $17.48
Daily: $140
Weekly: $699
Bi-weekly: $1,398
Monthly: $3,030
Annual: $36,360

$36,360 a year is around the 50th percentile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Terms in Indiana. The median is $36,360.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$13.70	$28,540
25th percentile	$14.80	$30,700
Median	$17.50	$36,360
75th percentile	$20.10	$41,710
90th percentile	$27.10	$56,330
Average (mean)	$19.00	$39,480
Employment	9,920 people

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay by metro area in Indiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$43,460	11K
Kokomo, IN	$37,220	120
Evansville, IN	$36,950	270
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$36,450	280
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,420	170
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$36,360	2.9K
Fort Wayne, IN	$36,060	860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,030	450
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$35,760	350
Bloomington, IN	$35,030	230
Muncie, IN	$34,730	150
Terre Haute, IN	$34,150	170
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$34,130	810
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$31,530	270

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