The annual salary statistics of short-term substitute teachers in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short-term substitute teachers in Fort Smith 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 | $16,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short-term substitute teachers in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,370.
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 | $19,170 | 5.43% | -44.39% |
| 2021 | $18,130 | -56.04% | - |
| 2020 | $28,290 | 2.16% | - |
| 2019 | $27,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,170 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for short-term substitute teachers in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of short-term substitute teachers in Fort Smith is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Tulsa and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tulsa | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | |
| Enid | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | |
| Oklahoma City | |
| Fort Smith | |
| Lawton | |
| Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area |