School district increases pay for substitute teachers

Pensacola, FL – On Thursday, August 17, the Escambia County School District (ECSD) School Board approved a pay increase for substitute teachers. The increases are based on the level of education attained by the substitutes.

Effective September 1, 2021, a substitute teacher with a High School Diploma receives $75.00 per day. A substitute who has earned 60 college credit hours or an Associate’s Degree receives $85.00 per day. A substitute teacher with a Bachelor’s or higher degree now receives $95.00 per day, while a substitute teacher with Master’s or Ph.D receives $105.00 per day. Finally, a substitute teacher on a long term-assignment, who meets specific requirements, now receives $130.00 per day.

“We hope that the salary increase for substitute teachers will assist our daily instructional activities at all school sites,” stated Assistant Superintendent for Human Resource Services Keith Leonard. “Our substitute teachers are an important part of our academic instruction on a daily basis. We appreciate our substitute teachers and the salary increase is one small way to provide an example of that appreciation.”

On average, these new rates of pay represent an increase of 15.6% for substitutes across all educational levels. To apply for a substitute teaching position with the Escambia County School District, click on the following link: https://apps2.winocular.com/Escambia/workspace/wSpace.exe?Action=wsJobsMain

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  1. Boy these substitute teachers are going to get rich. Wohoo that’s a whopping 27,000 a year if they work every day. Oh I forgot you are doing it for the kids not the money. Well the superintendent and the rest of the the staff are “doing it for the kids also”, why is their pay upper class for this area.

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