Substitute teacher pay

According to ORS 342.610, teachers employed as substitute teachers shall not be paid less per day than 85 percent of the daily salary of a beginning teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree.

ODE Executive Memoranda regarding 2021-22 Substitute Teacher Pay Rates

If you have questions, please contact Evan Fuller at evan.fuller@ode.state.or.us.  

Following are final minimum pay rates for substitute teachers by school year:

Year		Average teacher salary1			Rate for 1st 10 days		10+ Days without a salary schedule 2
2021-2022		$43,783			$195.87		$230.44
2020-2021		$42,318			$189.32		$222.72
2019-2020		$42,004			$187.91		$221.07
2018-2019		$40,255			$180.09		$211.87
2017-2018		$39,867			$178.35		$209.82
2016-2017		$39,218			$175.45		$206.41
2015-2016		$38,840			$173.76		$204.42
2014-2015		$38,339			$171.52		$201.78
2013-2014		$38,170			$170.76		$200.89
2012-2013		$36,096			$161.48		$189.98
2011-2012		$36,268			$162.25		$190.88
2010-2011		$35,646			$159.47		$187.61
2009-2010		$34,584			$154.72		$182.02
2008-2009		$33,565			$150.16		$177.66
2007-2008		$32,509			$145.44		$171.10
2006-2007		$31,805			$142.28		$167.39
2005-2006		$31,109	3		$139.17		$163.73
2004-2005		$31,263			$139.85		$164.54
2003-2004		$30,047			$134.42		$158.14
2002-2003		$29,192			$130.59		$153.64
2001-2002		$29,064			$130.02		$152.97
2000-2001		$27,903			$134.83		$146.86

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

¹The Department of Education is charged with computing the statewide average daily salary for beginning teachers who hold a bachelor's degree. The daily salary is defined as the prior year average annual salary of beginning teachers who hold a bachelor's degree divided by 190 days.

²In cases where a substitute teacher teaches for more than 10 consecutive days in the same assignment, the minimum rate for the days taught beyond 10 is computed as follows:

For districts with a salary scale, the minimum rate is the higher of:

• 1/190th of the district's annual salary scale for beginning teachers with a bachelor's degree. [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)(A)] ; or
• $175.45 per day [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)(B)]

For districts without a salary scale, the minimum rate is 100 percent, rather than 85 percent, of the statewide average salary for beginning teachers with a bachelor's degree. [ORS 342.610 (3)(a)]

³The average teacher salary dropped due to an unprecedented number of teacher retirements resulting from changes in PERS retirement calculations.