SALARY · SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, SHORT-TERM · NORTH CAROLINA

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in North Carolina

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for substitute teachers, short-term in North Carolina, where the median was $33,780 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$33,780

$16 per hour at the median · That is $7,890 (18.9 percent) below the national median of $41,670 for this occupation.

$35,220Mean annual salary
$17Mean hourly wage
$20,360People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $30,190Median: $33,78075th: $37,760
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$30,190
Median (50th percentile)$33,780
75th percentile$37,760
Mean$35,220

The middle half of workers earned from $30,190 to $37,760 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$28,483 a year
$2,374 a month
Federal tax $1,874 · FICA $2,584 · State tax $839

Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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