What are the main factors that influence an Associate (Substitute) Teacher's salary?

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

How does experience change An Associate (Substitute) Teacher's salary?

An Associate (Substitute) Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,397 for beginners, reaching about $40,617 at mid-level, and approach $43,375 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate (Substitute) Teacher?

Associate (Substitute) Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate (Substitute) Teacher roles are District of Columbia $50,044, California $49,854, Massachusetts $49,190. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate (Substitute) Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Associate (Substitute) Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Teacher Associate HS: $54,502; 4th Grade Associate Teacher: $51,968; Associate Teacher: $50,901; Associate Art Teacher: $43,864; Preschool Teacher: $43,160.

Associate (Substitute) Teacher Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Associate (Substitute) Teacher make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate (Substitute) Teacher in South Dakota is $41,077 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, an Associate (Substitute) Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,982
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,870 to $45,215
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,951

10% $34,951

50% (Median) $41,077

90% $48,982

Associate (Substitute) Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,215	$3,768	$870	$22
Average	$41,077	$3,423	$790	$20
25th Percentile	$37,870	$3,156	$728	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Associate (Substitute) Teacher Salaries

An Associate (Substitute) 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 Associate (Substitute) Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate (Substitute) 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): $38,397
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,636
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,617
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,203
Expert (over 8 years): $43,375

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Associate (Substitute) Teacher	less than 1 year	$38,397
Early Career Level Associate (Substitute) Teacher	1-2 years	$38,636
Mid-Level Level Associate (Substitute) Teacher	2-4 years	$40,617
Senior-Level Level Associate (Substitute) Teacher	5-8 years	$43,203
Expert Level Associate (Substitute) Teacher	over 8 years	$43,375

How Do Associate (Substitute) 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 Associate (Substitute) Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,044.
California: $49,854.
Massachusetts: $49,190.

District of Columbia $50,044 California $49,854 Massachusetts $49,190 Washington $49,009 New Jersey $48,991 Alaska $48,928 Connecticut $48,304 New York $48,051

Hawaii $47,242 Rhode Island $46,862 Maryland $46,604 Minnesota $46,252 Colorado $46,116 Illinois $46,071 Oregon $45,899 Delaware $45,773

New Hampshire $45,693 Virginia $45,515 Pennsylvania $44,995 Nevada $44,733 North Dakota $44,647 Michigan $44,512 Wisconsin $44,462 Vermont $44,363

Texas $44,087 Maine $44,069 Arizona $44,042 Ohio $44,010 Georgia $43,594 Indiana $43,386 Wyoming $43,346 Utah $43,282

Iowa $43,255 Kansas $43,038 Louisiana $42,975 North Carolina $42,952 Missouri $42,943 Florida $42,767 Montana $42,672 Nebraska $42,582

Kentucky $42,532 South Carolina $42,351 Tennessee $42,238 Idaho $42,193 New Mexico $41,863 Oklahoma $41,791 Alabama $41,524 South Dakota $41,077

Arkansas $40,833 West Virginia $40,701 Mississippi $40,308

Top Paying Cities for Associate (Substitute) Teacher

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:

Alcester: $41,505
Aurora: $41,725
Baltic: $41,276

Alcester, SD $41,505

Aurora, SD $41,725

Baltic, SD $41,276

Beresford, SD $41,398

Brandon, SD $41,192

Brookings, SD $41,802

Burbank, SD $41,357

Canistota, SD $41,418

Canton, SD $41,301

Centerville, SD $41,401

Chancellor, SD $41,296

Chester, SD $41,398

Colman, SD $41,533

Colton, SD $41,360

Crooks, SD $41,254

Davis, SD $41,350

Dell Rapids, SD $41,352

Egan, SD $41,463

Elk Point, SD $41,226

Elkton, SD $41,751

Fairview, SD $41,361

Flandreau, SD $41,598

Freeman, SD $41,553

Garretson, SD $41,284

Gayville, SD $41,622

Harrisburg, SD $41,218

Hartford, SD $41,281

Hudson, SD $41,394

Humboldt, SD $41,340

Hurley, SD $41,402

Irene, SD $41,519

Jefferson, SD $41,072

Lennox, SD $41,296

Lesterville, SD $41,591

Lyons, SD $41,292

Madison, SD $41,615

Marion, SD $41,430

Menno, SD $41,570

Mission Hill, SD $41,601

Monroe, SD $41,386

Belle Fourche, SD $41,546

Black Hawk, SD $40,275

Box Elder, SD $40,327

Buffalo, SD $41,470

Buffalo Gap, SD $41,144

Camp Crook, SD $41,510

Caputa, SD $40,522

Custer, SD $41,056

Deadwood, SD $40,803

Edgemont, SD $41,449

Enning, SD $41,126

Fairburn, SD $40,676

Fort Meade, SD $40,672

Hermosa, SD $40,513

Hill City, SD $40,788

Hot Springs, SD $41,418

Howes, SD $41,217

Interior, SD $41,283

Keystone, SD $40,473

Kyle, SD $41,371

Lead, SD $41,176

Ludlow, SD $41,633

Manderson, SD $41,438

Mud Butte, SD $41,242

Nemo, SD $40,530

Newell, SD $41,322

New Underwood, SD $40,523

Nisland, SD $41,414

Oelrichs, SD $41,332

Oglala, SD $41,404

Oral, SD $41,294

Owanka, SD $40,723

Piedmont, SD $40,305

Pine Ridge, SD $41,482

Porcupine, SD $41,357

Pringle, SD $41,183

Quinn, SD $41,223

Redig, SD $41,175

Saint Onge, SD $41,292

Scenic, SD $40,999

Smithwick, SD $41,346

Spearfish, SD $41,478

Sturgis, SD $40,543

Union Center, SD $41,153

Vale, SD $41,024

Wall, SD $41,164

Wasta, SD $40,955

White Owl, SD $41,236

Whitewood, SD $41,118

Wounded Knee, SD $41,440

Leola, SD $41,686

Long Lake, SD $41,750

Mansfield, SD $41,661

Mellette, SD $41,700

Northville, SD $41,656

Onaka, SD $41,494

Orient, SD $41,557

Pierpont, SD $41,698

Redfield, SD $41,765

Rockham, SD $41,606

Roscoe, SD $41,532

Selby, SD $41,460

Seneca, SD $41,468

Stratford, SD $41,703

Tolstoy, SD $41,470

Tulare, SD $41,707

Turton, SD $41,709

Warner, SD $41,751

Westport, SD $41,694

Pierre, SD $38,080

Agar, SD $39,071

Belvidere, SD $41,223

Blunt, SD $38,080

Burke, SD $41,545

Colome, SD $41,495

Dallas, SD $41,482

Draper, SD $40,202

Fort Pierre, SD $38,192

Gregory, SD $41,526

Hamill, SD $41,423

Harrold, SD $38,302

Hayes, SD $40,798

Herrick, SD $41,522

Holabird, SD $39,166

Ideal, SD $41,412

Kadoka, SD $41,270

Kennebec, SD $40,808

Long Valley, SD $41,268

Lower Brule, SD $40,754

Martin, SD $41,368

Midland, SD $41,134

Milesville, SD $41,161

Mission, SD $41,456

Murdo, SD $40,880

Norris, SD $41,332

Okaton, SD $41,228

Okreek, SD $41,433

Onida, SD $38,454

Parmelee, SD $41,407

Philip, SD $41,221

Presho, SD $40,503

Reliance, SD $41,447

Rosebud, SD $41,501

Saint Charles, SD $41,567

Saint Francis, SD $41,422

Tuthill, SD $41,318

Vivian, SD $40,327

Wanblee, SD $41,346

White River, SD $41,327

Winner, SD $41,456

Witten, SD $41,382

Wood, SD $41,322

Mobridge, SD $41,469

Bison, SD $41,365

Bullhead, SD $41,682

Cherry Creek, SD $41,258

Dupree, SD $41,267

Eagle Butte, SD $41,310

Faith, SD $41,255

Glencross, SD $41,290

Glenham, SD $41,484

Herreid, SD $41,642

Isabel, SD $41,282

Keldron, SD $41,481

Lantry, SD $41,330

Lemmon, SD $41,636

Little Eagle, SD $41,676

Lodgepole, SD $41,524

Mc Intosh, SD $41,543

Mc Laughlin, SD $41,507

Meadow, SD $41,270

Morristown, SD $41,586

Mound City, SD $41,568

Pollock, SD $41,724

Prairie City, SD $41,419

Ralph, SD $41,554

Reva, SD $41,421

Ridgeview, SD $41,331

Timber Lake, SD $41,351

Trail City, SD $41,338

Wakpala, SD $41,508

Walker, SD $41,574

Watauga, SD $41,480

Whitehorse, SD $41,374

Rapid City, SD $40,268

Ellsworth Afb, SD $40,268

Allen, SD $41,367

Batesland, SD $41,384

Montrose, SD $41,419

North Sioux City, SD $41,007

Nunda, SD $41,595

Oldham, SD $41,686

Olivet, SD $41,589

Parker, SD $41,363

Ramona, SD $41,613

Renner, SD $41,228

Rowena, SD $41,200

Rutland, SD $41,558

Salem, SD $41,561

Scotland, SD $41,654

Sinai, SD $41,818

Springfield, SD $41,703

Tabor, SD $41,676

Tea, SD $41,251

Trent, SD $41,407

Tyndall, SD $41,664

Utica, SD $41,592

Valley Springs, SD $41,225

Vermillion, SD $41,601

Viborg, SD $41,508

Volga, SD $41,721

Volin, SD $41,554

Wakonda, SD $41,511

Wentworth, SD $41,543

Winfred, SD $41,563

Worthing, SD $41,290

Yankton, SD $41,760

Sioux Falls, SD $41,190

Vienna, SD $41,796

Wallace, SD $41,770

Waubay, SD $41,751

Webster, SD $41,761

White, SD $41,826

Willow Lake, SD $41,843

Wilmot, SD $41,792

Mitchell, SD $41,798

Alexandria, SD $41,645

Alpena, SD $41,715

Armour, SD $41,629

Artesian, SD $41,709

Avon, SD $41,641

Bonesteel, SD $41,560

Bridgewater, SD $41,533

Canova, SD $41,589

Carpenter, SD $41,812

Carthage, SD $41,718

Cavour, SD $41,774

Chamberlain, SD $41,585

Corsica, SD $41,637

Dante, SD $41,616

Delmont, SD $41,618

Dimock, SD $41,664

Emery, SD $41,602

Ethan, SD $41,686

Fairfax, SD $41,567

Fedora, SD $41,673

Fort Thompson, SD $41,097

Fulton, SD $41,678

Gann Valley, SD $41,499

Geddes, SD $41,577

Harrison, SD $41,608

Highmore, SD $40,808

Stephan, SD $40,988

Hitchcock, SD $41,740

Howard, SD $41,694

Huron, SD $41,882

Iroquois, SD $41,783

Kaylor, SD $41,709

Kimball, SD $41,583

Lake Andes, SD $41,644

Lane, SD $41,802

Letcher, SD $41,690

Marty, SD $41,777

Miller, SD $41,622

Mount Vernon, SD $41,663

New Holland, SD $41,725

Oacoma, SD $41,548

Parkston, SD $41,681

Pickstown, SD $41,708

Plankinton, SD $41,656

Platte, SD $41,585

Pukwana, SD $41,556

Ree Heights, SD $41,348

Saint Lawrence, SD $41,624

Spencer, SD $41,584

Stickney, SD $41,629

Tripp, SD $41,641

Virgil, SD $41,680

Wagner, SD $41,649

Wessington, SD $41,649

Wessington Springs, SD $41,642

White Lake, SD $41,601

Wolsey, SD $41,731

Woonsocket, SD $41,712

Yale, SD $41,807

Aberdeen, SD $41,812

Akaska, SD $41,438

Amherst, SD $41,747

Andover, SD $41,687

Ashton, SD $41,680

Barnard, SD $41,737

Bath, SD $41,724

Bowdle, SD $41,516

Brentford, SD $41,755

Britton, SD $41,865

Claremont, SD $41,712

Columbia, SD $41,662

Conde, SD $41,707

Cresbard, SD $41,604

Doland, SD $41,796

Eureka, SD $41,663

Faulkton, SD $41,600

Ferney, SD $41,859

Frankfort, SD $41,793

Frederick, SD $41,748

Gettysburg, SD $41,209

Groton, SD $41,728

Hecla, SD $41,807

Hosmer, SD $41,597

Houghton, SD $41,631

Hoven, SD $41,483

Ipswich, SD $41,640

Java, SD $41,457

Langford, SD $41,691

Lebanon, SD $41,279

Watertown, SD $41,882

Arlington, SD $41,771

Astoria, SD $41,838

Badger, SD $41,845

Big Stone City, SD $41,905

Bradley, SD $41,757

Brandt, SD $41,810

Bristol, SD $41,724

Bruce, SD $41,764

Bryant, SD $41,824

Castlewood, SD $41,798

Claire City, SD $41,862

Clark, SD $41,829

Clear Lake, SD $41,813

Corona, SD $41,863

De Smet, SD $41,807

Eden, SD $41,733

Erwin, SD $41,781

Estelline, SD $41,792

Florence, SD $41,778

Garden City, SD $41,785

Gary, SD $41,840

Goodwin, SD $41,760

Grenville, SD $41,722

Hayti, SD $41,814

Hazel, SD $41,795

Henry, SD $41,796

Kranzburg, SD $41,952

Labolt, SD $41,765

Lake City, SD $41,803

Lake Norden, SD $41,834

Lake Preston, SD $41,794

Marvin, SD $41,720

Milbank, SD $41,898

New Effington, SD $41,951

Ortley, SD $41,729

Peever, SD $41,785

Raymond, SD $41,806

Revillo, SD $41,790

Rosholt, SD $41,941

Roslyn, SD $41,714

Sisseton, SD $41,810

South Shore, SD $41,732

Stockholm, SD $41,733

Strandburg, SD $41,728

Summit, SD $41,731

Toronto, SD $41,793

Twin Brooks, SD $41,717

Veblen, SD $41,882

Associate (Substitute) Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate (Substitute) 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.

$37,870

Average $41,077/year

$45,215

$3,156

Average $3,423/month

$3,768

$728

Average $790/week

$870

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,215	$3,768	$870	$22
Average	$41,077	$3,423	$790	$20
25th Percentile	$37,870	$3,156	$728	$18

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