Pay Rates for Substitutes
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CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTE PAY RATES
(New rates are effective beginning October 18, 2021)
Guest Teachers are paid either a full day or a half day:
| Rate Description | Full Day Rate | Licensure Requirements |
| Entry Level Daily Rate | $145.00 | 1 or 3 year substitute authorizations -WITHOUT STEDI TRAINING |
| Guest Teacher Daily Rate | $175.00 | 1 or 3 year substitute authorizations - WITH STEDI TRAINING |
| Licensed Guest Teacher Daily Rate | $180.00 | Professional, Interim, Initial, or 5-Year Substitute Licenses |
| Guest Teacher Retiree Daily Rate | $190.00 | |
| In-Building Guest Teacher | $185.00 | |
| Long Term Rate | $200.00 |
- Entry Level Rate: $145.00 per day or $72.50 per 1/2 day. The Entry Level Rate is for all Guest Teachers holding a 1 Year or 3 Year Substitute Authorization without successful completion of a STEDI.org SubSkills Training Course. Once the SubSkills Training Course is complete and submitted to the Substitute Office, the Guest Teacher will receive the Guest Teacher Rate.
- Guest Teacher Rate: $175.00 per day or $87.50 per 1/2 day. The Guest Teacher Rate is for all Guest Teachers holding a 1 Year or 3 Year Substitute Authorization WITH successful completion of a STEDI.org SubSkills Training Course.
- Licensed Guest Teacher Rate: $180.00 per day or $90.00 per 1/2 day. The Licensed Guest Teacher Rate is for all Guest Teachers holding one of the following CDE licenses: Professional, Interim, Initial, or a 5-Year Substitute Authorization.
- Regular Guest Teacher Retiree Rate: $190.00 per day or $95.00 per 1/2 day.
- Long-Term Rate: $200.00 per day or $100.00 per 1/2 day for long-term assignments. The Long-Term Rate is paid once the 21st consecutive day is reached for the same teacher.
In addition to the pay program listed above, schools identified as having a higher than average unfilled rate may have one or more in-building guest teacher. The identified schools select and hire their own in-building guest teacher. In-building guest teacher rate is $185.00 per day ($92.50 half day).
Adams 12 Classified Substitutes Pay Rates
(Effective 7/1/2022)
| Classified Substitute Assignment | Hourly Pay Rate |
| Paraeducator, Special Programs (Special Needs) | $18.79 |
| Paraeducator, Special Education Instruction | $17.99 |
| Paraeducator, Classroom Assistant | $16.50 |
| Student Monitor (Lunchroom/Recess) | $16.50 |
| Campus Security | $19.11 |
| Office Work (depends upon the assignment) |
You are paid hourly at step 1 from the Classified Salary Table for the title of the position that you would be substituting. The job titles that we provide our substitute services for are the following:
- Campus Security
- Student Monitors
- Paraprofessionals for Classrooms, Preschool, Special Education and Special Needs
- Office work for the schools or the ESC Building.