Substitute Teacher Salaries, 2005

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Substitute Teacher Compensation 2004-05

Based on 471 responding school districts (94% of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts) the average daily substitute per diem pay rate is $78. The most frequent pay rate (mode) is $70 per day and the median pay rate is $75 per day. The minimum reported rate is $55 per day and the maximum is $135.

 
2004-05 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Community Type
Community
Type
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Median
Number of Districts
           
Urban
$82
$70
$105
$80
23
Suburban
80
60
125
80
197
Rural
77
55
135
75
251
All Districts
$78
$55
$135
$75
471

 
2004-05 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Pay Rate Ranges
Pay Rate Range
Number of Districts
Percentage in 
Range
$55 - 59
1
0%
 60-64
11
2
 65-69
22
5
 70-74
114
24
 75-79
111
24
80-84
94
20
85-89
43
9
90-94
32
7
95-99
7
1
100-128
36
8
Total
471
100%
2004-05 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by PSBA Region*
PSBA Region
Average Minimum Maximum Median
Number of
Districts
1
$76
$60
$86
$75
34
2
72
60
87
70
50
3
75
65
91
75
40
4
77
65
90
75
24
5
72
55
90
70
41
6
79
65
100
80
38
7
72
60
85
70
30
8
79
60
100
85
53
9
93
75
135
90
46
10
75
75
75
75
1
11
87
70
125
85
34
12
82
70
100
75
18
13
100
100
100
100
1
14
75
65
90
75
39
15
85
75
108
80
21
All Districts
$78
$55
$135
$75
471
*PSBA Regions by county: Region 1 - Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Venango & Warren; Region 2 - Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, Lawrence & Mercer; Region 3 - Fayette, Green, Washington & Westmoreland; Region 4 - Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter; Region 5 - Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin & Somerset; Region 6 - Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union & York; Region 7 - Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming; Region 8 - Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike & Schuykill; Region 9 - Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon & York; Region 10 - Philadelphia Public Schools; Region 11 - Bucks & Montgomery (except Philadelphia); Region 12 - Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan & Tioga; Region 13 - Pittsburgh Public Schools; Region 14 - Allegheny (except Pittsburgh); and Region 15 - Chester & Delaware.
 

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