What are the main factors that influence a Temporary Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Temporary Teacher?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Temporary Teacher roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Temporary Teacher's salary?

A Temporary Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,080 for beginners, reaching about $34,721 at mid-level, and approach $36,412 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Temporary Teacher?

Temporary Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Temporary Teacher roles are District of Columbia $37,534, California $37,392, Massachusetts $36,894. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Temporary Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Temporary Teacher level roles vary by specialization: RN TEMPORARY: $82,072; Temporary Accountant: $73,220; Temporary Staff: $45,857; Temporary Receptionist: $41,285; Temporary Clerical: $39,958.

How do different companies affect a Temporary Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Temporary Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Temporary Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Temporary Teacher make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Temporary Teacher in the United States is $33,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Temporary Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,633
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,963 to $36,901
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,378

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Temporary Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,901	$3,075	$710	$18
Average	$33,900	$2,825	$652	$16
25th Percentile	$29,963	$2,497	$576	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Temporary Teacher Salaries

A Temporary Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Temporary Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Temporary Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,080
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,353
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,721
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,833
Expert (over 8 years): $36,412

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Temporary Teacher	$33,080
Intermediate Level Temporary Teacher	$33,353
Senior Level Temporary Teacher	$34,721
Specialist Level Temporary Teacher	$35,833
Expert Level Temporary Teacher	$36,412

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How Do Temporary Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Temporary Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,534.
California: $37,392.
Massachusetts: $36,894.

District of Columbia $37,534

California $37,392

Massachusetts $36,894

Washington $36,758

New Jersey $36,745

Alaska $36,697

Connecticut $36,229

New York $36,039

Hawaii $35,433

Rhode Island $35,148

Maryland $34,955

Minnesota $34,690

Colorado $34,588

Illinois $34,555

Oregon $34,426

Delaware $34,331

New Hampshire $34,271

Virginia $34,138

Pennsylvania $33,748

Nevada $33,551

North Dakota $33,487

Michigan $33,385

Wisconsin $33,348

Vermont $33,273

Texas $33,066

Maine $33,053

Arizona $33,032

Ohio $33,009

Georgia $32,697

Indiana $32,541

Wyoming $32,510

Utah $32,463

Iowa $32,443

Kansas $32,280

Louisiana $32,232

North Carolina $32,215

Missouri $32,209

Florida $32,076

Montana $32,005

Nebraska $31,937

Kentucky $31,900

South Carolina $31,765

Tennessee $31,680

Idaho $31,646

New Mexico $31,398

Oklahoma $31,344

Alabama $31,144

South Dakota $30,809

Arkansas $30,626

West Virginia $30,527

Mississippi $30,232

Top Paying Cities for Temporary Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $42,758
San Francisco: $42,290
Oakland: $41,399

San Jose, CA $42,758

San Francisco, CA $42,290

Oakland, CA $41,399

New York, NY $39,032

Paramus, NJ $38,558

Queens Village, NY $38,556

Passaic, NJ $38,524

Bergenfield, NJ $38,521

Stamford, CT $38,446

Huntington, NY $38,432

Newark, NJ $38,182

Bridgeport, CT $38,110

Vallejo, CA $38,043

New Brunswick, NJ $38,029

Petaluma, CA $38,009

Middlesex, NJ $37,945

Somerset, NJ $37,921

Santa Cruz, CA $37,877

Boston, MA $37,670

Monterey, CA $37,551

Seattle, WA $37,473

Santa Rosa, CA $37,467

Los Angeles, CA $37,456

Juneau, AK $37,368

Washington, DC $37,331

Orange, CA $37,210

Santa Ana, CA $37,121

Long Beach, CA $37,087

Anaheim, CA $37,080

Anchorage, AK $37,063

Santa Maria, CA $36,961

Everett, WA $36,955

Danbury, CT $36,835

Bremerton, WA $36,789

Tacoma, WA $36,667

New Suffolk, NY $36,666

Sacramento, CA $36,656

Santa Barbara, CA $36,619

Trenton, NJ $36,582

San Diego, CA $36,582

Brockton, MA $36,545

Fairbanks, AK $36,461

Lompoc, CA $36,375

Lowell, MA $36,348

Ventura, CA $36,341

Nashua, NH $36,334

Stockton, CA $36,331

Modesto, CA $36,083

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,009

Olympia, WA $35,944

Kennewick, WA $35,944

New Haven, CT $35,931

Lawrence, MA $35,809

Hartford, CT $35,775

Riverside, CA $35,768

New Bedford, MA $35,734

Richland, WA $35,734

Bakersfield, CA $35,687

San Bernardino, CA $35,673

New Britain, CT $35,670

Atlantic City, NJ $35,670

New London, CT $35,656

Norwich, CT $35,646

Portsmouth, NH $35,639

Boulder, CO $35,568

Portland, OR $35,521

Worcester, MA $35,517

Minneapolis, MN $35,412

Philadelphia, PA $35,365

Honolulu, HI $35,253

Saint Paul, MN $35,237

Vineland, NJ $35,229

Providence, RI $35,131

Chicago, IL $35,033

Bellingham, WA $34,992

Springfield, MA $34,965

Baltimore, MD $34,955

Chico, CA $34,870

Pittsfield, MA $34,778

Manchester, NH $34,714

Spokane, WA $34,565

Denver, CO $34,561

Albany, NY $34,402

Troy, NY $34,388

Nassau, NY $34,352

Schenectady, NY $34,317

Wilmington, DE $34,290

Burlington, VT $34,243

Salem, OR $34,229

Portland, ME $34,124

Yakima, WA $34,090

Rochester, MN $33,985

Reno, NV $33,968

Fresno, CA $33,968

Milwaukee, WI $33,938

Detroit, MI $33,904

Ann Arbor, MI $33,898

Allentown, PA $33,894

Colorado Springs, CO $33,836

Syracuse, NY $33,819

Carson City, NV $33,819

Houston, TX $33,771

Eugene, OR $33,755

Gary, IN $33,714

Springfield, OR $33,687

Bismarck, ND $33,680

Galveston, TX $33,656

Medford, OR $33,605

Fort Collins, CO $33,592

Concord, NH $33,575

Austin, TX $33,565

Mesa, AZ $33,493

Reading, PA $33,490

Phoenix, AZ $33,487

Dallas, TX $33,477

Saint Cloud, MN $33,444

Madison, WI $33,399

Utica, NY $33,307

Rochester, NY $33,253

Des Moines, IA $33,249

Raleigh, NC $33,246

Atlanta, GA $33,195

Battle Creek, MI $33,185

Salt Lake City, UT $33,175

Lancaster, PA $33,124

Harrisburg, PA $33,077

Kansas City, MO $33,043

Champaign, IL $33,036

Kansas City, KS $33,036

Fort Worth, TX $33,032

Columbus, OH $33,027

Boca Raton, FL $33,019

Pittsburgh, PA $33,005

Richmond, VA $32,992

Indianapolis, IN $32,985

Cleveland, OH $32,982

Las Vegas, NV $32,941

Cincinnati, OH $32,941

Petersburg, VA $32,890

Huntsville, AL $32,839

Lansing, MI $32,817

Lebanon, PA $32,812

Pueblo, CO $32,809

Appleton, WI $32,799

Buffalo, NY $32,785

Dayton, OH $32,775

Racine, WI $32,768

Charlotte, NC $32,765

Saint Louis, MO $32,754

York, PA $32,734

Elkhart, IN $32,734

Gastonia, NC $32,728

Billings, MT $32,720

Beaumont, TX $32,710

Lorain, OH $32,704

Benton Harbor, MI $32,697

Toledo, OH $32,690

Binghamton, NY $32,673

Rock Hill, SC $32,670

Rockford, IL $32,653

Springfield, IL $32,639

Elyria, OH $32,636

Fargo, ND $32,636

Flagstaff, AZ $32,612

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,592

Duluth, MN $32,571

Miami, FL $32,571

Cheyenne, WY $32,548

Grand Forks, ND $32,548

Bangor, ME $32,473

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,436

Durham, NC $32,422

Louisville, KY $32,419

Grand Rapids, MI $32,412

Hialeah, FL $32,409

Casper, WY $32,361

Scranton, PA $32,321

New Orleans, LA $32,310

Virginia Beach, VA $32,307

Akron, OH $32,290

Peoria, IL $32,246

Sarasota, FL $32,239

Nashville, TN $32,215

Omaha, NE $32,215

Green Bay, WI $32,215

Baton Rouge, LA $32,199

Charleston, SC $32,192

Jamestown, NY $32,175

Davenport, IA $32,175

Tucson, AZ $32,158

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,137

Tampa, FL $32,131

Evansville, IN $32,110

Port Arthur, TX $32,110

Bradenton, FL $32,097

Santa Fe, NM $32,036

Orlando, FL $31,975

Clearwater, FL $31,965

Canton, OH $31,893

La Crosse, WI $31,893

Albuquerque, NM $31,873

Newport News, VA $31,870

High Point, NC $31,860

Ogden, UT $31,846

Corpus Christi, TX $31,819

Norfolk, VA $31,798

Laramie, WY $31,798

Rock Island, IL $31,778

Saginaw, MI $31,771

Jacksonville, FL $31,768

Salisbury, NC $31,761

Boise, ID $31,754

Moline, IL $31,737

Fort Myers, FL $31,727

Memphis, TN $31,721

Tulsa, OK $31,704

Waterloo, IA $31,683

Spartanburg, SC $31,649

Lincoln, NE $31,632

Fort Wayne, IN $31,626

Provo, UT $31,622

Cedar Falls, IA $31,582

San Antonio, TX $31,568

Greensboro, NC $31,554

South Bend, IN $31,551

Savannah, GA $31,514

Muskegon, MI $31,500

Birmingham, AL $31,497

Winston Salem, NC $31,480

Lake Charles, LA $31,398

Anderson, IN $31,392

Lexington, KY $31,382

Augusta, GA $31,371

Greenville, SC $31,371

Lima, OH $31,344

Wichita, KS $31,341

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,341

Columbia, SC $31,310

Springfield, OH $31,304

Asheville, NC $31,249

Bloomington, IN $31,226

Knoxville, TN $31,104

Shreveport, LA $31,100

Wilmington, NC $31,056

Roanoke, VA $31,056

Topeka, KS $30,995

Frankfort, KY $30,991

Oklahoma City, OK $30,968

Chillicothe, OH $30,954

Longview, TX $30,951

Melbourne, FL $30,948

Sioux Falls, SD $30,893

Mobile, AL $30,890

Terre Haute, IN $30,876

Altoona, PA $30,856

Amarillo, TX $30,832

Killeen, TX $30,822

Fayetteville, AR $30,795

Chattanooga, TN $30,785

Sioux City, IA $30,754

Idaho Falls, ID $30,748

Lynchburg, VA $30,720

Gainesville, FL $30,676

Portsmouth, OH $30,659

Little Rock, AR $30,653

Lafayette, LA $30,639

Youngstown, OH $30,639

Daytona Beach, FL $30,619

Clarksville, TN $30,615

Pensacola, FL $30,612

Temple, TX $30,610

Hopkinsville, KY $30,510

Erie, PA $30,503

Florence, SC $30,490

Charleston, WV $30,436

Great Falls, MT $30,419

Macon, GA $30,371

Tallahassee, FL $30,368

Fayetteville, NC $30,361

Waco, TX $30,354

Helena, MT $30,331

Pine Bluff, AR $30,318

Vincennes, IN $30,276

Lubbock, TX $30,263

Alamogordo, NM $30,242

Twin Falls, ID $30,212

Rapid City, SD $30,202

Jackson, MS $30,141

Huntington, WV $30,138

Greenville, MS $30,137

Parkersburg, WV $30,103

Montgomery, AL $30,097

Wichita Falls, TX $30,063

Springfield, MO $30,063

Biloxi, MS $30,046

Monroe, LA $30,012

Johnstown, PA $29,988

Sumter, SC $29,975

Columbus, GA $29,971

Pascagoula, MS $29,907

Abilene, TX $29,907

Kingsport, TN $29,819

Albany, GA $29,819

Gulfport, MS $29,809

Alexandria, LA $29,697

Fort Smith, AR $29,612

El Paso, TX $29,520

Las Cruces, NM $29,368

Harlingen, TX $29,282

Pocatello, ID $29,276

Florence, AL $29,232

Brownsville, TX $29,225

Mcallen, TX $29,154

Dothan, AL $29,107

Columbus, MS $28,905

Altus, OK $28,747

Lawton, OK $28,683

Pierre, SD $28,561

What Skills Can Increase a Temporary Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Temporary Teacher's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$37,629	11%
Hard Working	$36,273	7%
Coaching	$36,273	7%
Critical Thinking	$35,595	5%
Flexibility	$35,256	4%
Problem Solving	$35,256	4%

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Temporary Teacher Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Temporary Teacher roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Temporary Teacher positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Temporary Teacher as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Temporary Teacher

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$50,850	$24.0	50%
Business Services	$40,680	$20.0	20%

Temporary Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Temporary Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$29,963

Average $33,900/year

$36,901

$2,497

Average $2,825/month

$3,075

$576

Average $652/week

$710

$14

Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,901	$3,075	$710	$18
Average	$33,900	$2,825	$652	$16
25th Percentile	$29,963	$2,497	$576	$14

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Salary Trends for Temporary Teacher

Salaries for a Temporary Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,589 in 2023 to around $43,235 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Temporary Teacher salary trends, .

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