Substitute Teacher Salaries, 2008

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Substitute Teacher Compensation 2008-09

Based on the 477 reporting Pennsylvania public school districts, the average daily substitute per diem pay rate is $85.  The most frequent pay rate (mode) is $80 per day, and the median pay rate is $85 per day.  The minimum reported rate is $66 per day, and the maximum is $135. On average, substitute teachers in Pennsylvania are paid $85 per day.

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2008-09 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
for Daily Substitute Teachers by Community Type
Community
Type
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Median
Number of Districts
Urban
$87
$75
$105
$85
28
Suburban
86
70
135
85
214
Rural
83
66
135
80
235
All Districts
$85
$66
$135
$85
477

 

2008-09 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem Pay Rate
For Daily Substitute Teachers by PSBA Region*

PSBA Region

Average

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Number of Districts
1
$82
$70
$100
$80
33
2
78
70
100
80
51
3
84
75
100
85
38
4
82
70
95
85
25
5
77
70
90
75
42
6
85
70
100
85
41
7
81
66
100
80
28
8
86
70
105
85
56
9
96
80
135
95
46
10
75
75
75
75
1
11
92
70
135
90
33
12
85
75
100
80
18
13
100
100
100
100
1
14
81
70
100
80
41
15
91
80
105
90
23

All districts

85

66

135

85

477
 

*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.

 

2008-09 Pennsylvania Public School Per Diem for
Daily Substitute Teachers by Pay Rate Ranges

Pay Rate Range

Number of Districts

Percentage in Range
$66-69
1
0%
70-74
34
7
75-79
79
17
80-84
116
24
85-89
87
18
90-94
68
14
95-99
33
7
100-104
51
11
105-135
8
2

Total

477

100%

 

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

School Year

Average

2008-09

$85

2006-07

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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