Substitute Teacher Salaries, 2007

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Substitute Teacher Compensation 2006-07

Based on 492 responding school districts (98% of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts) the average daily substitute per diem pay rate is $80. The most frequent pay rate (mode) is $75 per day and the median pay rate is $80 per day. The minimum reported rate is $60 per day and the maximum is $135.

2006-07 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Community Type
Community
Type
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Median
Number of Districts
Urban
$84
$70
$105
$80
25
Suburban
82
65
110
80
201
Rural
79
60
135
75
266
All Districts
$80
$60
$135
$80
492

 
2006-07 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Pay Rate Ranges
Pay Rate Range
Number of Districts
Percentage in 
Range
 60-64
1
0%
 65-69
12
3
 70-74
97
20
 75-79
108
22
80-84
105
21
85-89
68
14
90-94
40
8
95-99
25
5
100-128
36
7
Total
492
100%
2006-07 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by PSBA Region*

PSBA Region

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Number of Districts

1

$77

$70

$86

$75

34

2

74

65

100

70

52

3

78

65

95

75

42

4

79

65

90

80

25

5

74

65

90

75

44

6

82

65

100

80

40

7

75

60

85

75

32

8

81

65

100

80

57

9

95

80

135

95

46

10

75

75

75

75

1

11

89

70

110

85

33

12

82

70

100

80

19

13

100

100

100

100

1

14

76

65

90

75

41

15

87

75

100

90

25

All districts

80

60

135

80

492

*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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