The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short-term substitute teachers in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short-term substitute teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,100 | 2.66% | 6.27% |
| 2021 | $23,460 | 3.54% | - |
| 2020 | $22,630 | 0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $22,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,100 in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Montana. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Billings | |
| Western Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Missoula | |
| Great Falls | |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area |