SOC 25-3031 · Longview, TX metro

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for substitute teachers, short-term in Longview, Texas is $27,340 a year ($13.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $24,820: half of the 150 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 41% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,420).

$27,340average per year

$13.14 / hourMedian $24,820Take-home ≈ $24,124

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  • $32K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

150people in this job
-41%vs U.S. average
#17 of 21Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $32,310 or more. The middle half of substitute teachers, short-term in Longview earn between $22,850 and $29,550.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,340$2,278$13.14
Median$24,820$2,068$11.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,850$1,904$10.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,550$2,462$14.21

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay in Longview vs. Texas and the U.S.

Substitute teachers, short-term in Longview earn 17% less than the Texas average ($32,760) and 41% less than the U.S. average ($46,420). At the median the gap is -40% against the U.S. median of $41,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$27,340$24,820$22,850$32,310150
Texas$32,760$32,040$22,870$39,09029,150
United States$46,420$41,670$28,560$65,790524,770

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $27,340, a single filer in Longview takes home about $24,124 a year, or $2,010 a month and $928 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Longview a good place for substitute teachers, short-term? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $27,340 buys what about $30,553 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 17th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($37,590).

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Highest-paying cities for substitute teachers, short-term

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,170).

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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Longview: questions

How much do substitute teachers, short-term make an hour in Longview?

$13.14 an hour on average, and $11.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level substitute teachers, short-term salary in Longview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the substitute teachers, short-term take-home pay in Longview?

About $24,124 a year ($2,010 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,340. Texas has no state income tax.

Do substitute teachers, short-term earn more in Longview than elsewhere?

The average here is 41% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,420).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3031; area Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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