The median annual pay for substitute teachers in Nebraska is 53% higher than the national median annual salary for substitute teachers.
That makes that occupation the most disproportionately high-paying job among occupations in the state that have at least 1,000 employees. That is, this job has the greatest percent difference between the state and national median annual pay for jobs in the state with at least 1,000 workers and with available pay data.
To find out these disproportionately high-paying jobs in each state and DC, Insider looked at May 2021 median annual pay data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. We excluded jobs that didn't have median pay data or a specific median value and we excluded jobs that had a total employment in a state or DC of less than 1,000.
The above map shows our results. You can hover over the map to see the state or DC median annual pay and national median annual pay for the most disproportionately high-paying jobs.
Based on our calculations, there are several states where the most disproportionately high-paying job is in education. This is the case for Georgia, Nebraska, and West Virginia.
Below is the pay, employment, and percent difference for each of the disproportionately high-paying jobs.