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Annual Salary Study, 2001-02

The following salary study is designed to assist school officials when comparing their school district's full-time professional personnel salaries to comparable school districts throughout the state. The salary data is from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and has been sorted and compiled by the PSBA research staff. Salary tables in this study show average, minimum and maximum salaries.  The categories used to create salary-table comparisons are:  number of pupils (average daily membership), aid ratio, community type and PSBA region.  The school districts were distributed into five groupings for the number of pupils and aid ratio tables.

The number of positions used in calculating average, minimum and maximum salaries includes all positions from each school district (not one average salary per position per district).  This study should be used as a general reference for salary data, keeping in mind that an individual district's number of personnel per position will influence its average salary.  PSBA research staff will update this study annually.

 
 2000-2001 Average Salary (Number of Positions)
Number of Pupils (ADM)
Position 1,375
or less
1,376-
2,035
 2,036-
2,820
2,821-
4,095
4,096
or more
All District
Positions
Superintendent $84,115
(100)
$90,785
(89)
$93,287
(89)
$104,271
(98)
$115,284
(99)
$97,738
(475)
Asst Superintendent 77,019
(6)
81,298
(18)
81,629
(42)
89,372
(58)
96,566
(135)
91,019
(259)
Elem Principal 64,795
(101)
67,554
(129)
67,958
(187)
74,178
(329)
77,951
(966)
74,575
(1,712)
Asst Elem Principal 52,036
(11)
60,142
(11)
58,019
(27)
65,391
(27)
69,043
(114)
65,457
(190)
Sec Principal 66,830
(102)
71,032
(108)
73,485
(128)
77,938
(171)
81,585
(377)
76,726
(886)
Asst Sec Principal 56,008
(32)
61,078
(61)
62,558
(92)
68,249
(130)
75,014
(463)
70,537
(778)
MS Principal 62,942
(15)
68,096
(39)
72,173
(57)
79,290
(67)
82,992
(169)
77,959
(347)
Asst MS Principal
-----
57,885
(12)
61,310
(31)
66,949
(61)
72,388
(188)
69,480
(292)
Business Manager 49,865
(80)
60,170
(68)
65,699
(76)
77,500
(78)
86,756
(83)
68,362
(385)
Dir of Personnel 26,519
(2)
32,375
(1)
56,440
(3)
81,901
(17)
86,499
(45)
81,463
(68)
Sch Psychologist 51,152
(30)
52,545
(48)
52,076
(80)
56,712
(128)
60,189
(432)
57,777
(718)
Supv C&I 75,699
(8)
69,883
(16)
76,311
(15)
81,640
(39)
83,617
(62)
80,262
(140)
Supervisor Special Education
   59,417
(17)
 60,443
(22)
 63,406
(32)
68,287
(64)
76,083
(179)
71,204
(314)
Director of Technology
63,044
(4)
40,912
(3)
53,727
(4)
65,556
(15)
75,638
(23)
67,609
(49)
Director of Food Service
-----
32,731
(2)
42,614
(6)
44,340
(7)
55,043
(6)
45,799
(21)
Elem Teacher 44,977
(2,932)
47,494
(4,087)
47,307
(5,793)
50,172
(8,963)
50,979
(25,736)
49,709
(47,511)
Sec Teacher 44,118
(2,717)
46,677
(3,849)
46,937
(5,381)
50,285
(8,430)
52,455
(19,666)
50,136
(40,043)
          2000-2001 Average Salary (Number of Positions)
Aid  Ratio
Position .3880 
or less
.3881-
.5421
.5422-
.6498
.6499-
.7260
.7261
or more
All District
Positions
Superintendent $117,314
(90)
$101,289
(105)
$95,010
(114)
$87,229
(91)
$86,174
(75)
$97,738
(475)
Asst Superintendent 99,891
(58)
88,427
(75)
87,511
(67)
91,678
(43)
83,924
(16)
91,019
(259)
Elem Principal 83,330
(405)
74,335
(403)
71,184
(375)
71,920
(383)
66,626
(146)
74,575
(1,712)
Asst Elem Principal 71,153
(35)
65,503
(40)
60,374
(38)
66,061
(59)
63,037
(18)
65,457
(190)
Sec Principal 87,330
(185)
76,973
(214)
73,746
(210)
73,368
(177)
68,781
(100)
76,726
(886)
Asst Sec Principal 77,890
(211)
69,833
(170)
66,817
(165)
67,955
(167)
64,579
(65)
70,537
(778)
MS Principal 86,770
(69)
78,369
(90)
73,426
(71)
76,623
(92)
69,949
(25)
77,959
(347)
Asst MS Principal 73,447
(75)
68,636
(81)
61,930
(49)
71,618
(80)
65,142
(7)
69,480
(292)
Business Manager 87,186
(76)
70,913
(82)
66,481
(95)
59,268
(75)
54,697
(57)
68,362
(385)
Dir of Personnel 85,362
(40)
81,611
(11)
75,904
(11)
65,392
(6)
-----
81,463
(68)
Sch Psychologist 62,760
(224)
55,336
(157)
54,445
(140)
58,373
(157)
48,776
(40)
57,777
(718)
Sup C&I 88,091
(58)
75,268
(28)
76,308
(20)
74,216
(19)
72,238
(15)
80,262
(140)
Sup Special Education
79,506
(97)
70,200
(78)
67,598
(73)
67,473
(41)
58,773
(25)
71,204
(314)
Director of Technology
75,641
(22)
63,837
(7)
60,353
(12)
71,782
(5)
39,579
(3)
67,609
(49)
Director of Food Service
54,161
(7)
41,148
(5)
50,513
(3)
37,756
(3)
37,371
(3)
45,799
(21)
Elem Teacher 54,900
(10,695)
50,996
(11,004)
48,287
(10,006)
46,607
(11,305)
45,180
(4,501)
49,709
(47,511)
Sec Teacher 55,662
(10,390)
50,639
(10,015)
47,538
(8,997)
47,302
(7,115)
44,770
(3,526)
50,136
(40,043)
         2000-2001 Average Salary (Number of Positions)
Community Type
Position
Urban
Suburban
Rural
All District 
Positions
Superintendent $110,800
    (22)
$106,554
(199)
$89,700
(254)
$97,738
    (475)
Asst Superintendent 97,929
    (48)
93,789
  (124)
83,258
    (87)
91,019
    (259)
Elem Principal 76,577
  (433)
78,638
  (747)
67,241
  (532)
74,575
 (1,712)
Asst Elem Principal 69,567
    (69)
66,231
   (71)
58,688
   (50)
65,457
   (190)
Sec Principal 81,715
  (118)
81,414
  (388)
70,390
(380)
76,726
    (886)
Asst Sec Principal 73,774
  (200)
74,079
   (356)
61,939
  (222)
70,537
    (778)
MS Principal 81,718
    (106)
81,985
   (127)
69,979
  (114)
77,959
   (347)
Asst MS Principal 73,100
    (110)
69,590
   (136)
60,496
    (46)
69,480
    (292)
Business Manager 82,119
    (18)
77,853
   (161)
59,743
  (206)
68,362
    (385)
Dir of Personnel 85,671
    (9)
83,588
     (54)
50,937
      (5)
81,463
      (68)
Sch Psychologist 59,596
 (177)
60,410
   (361)
50,707
  (180)
57,777
    (718)
Sup C&I 78,962
   (13)
84,648
     (80)
73,156
    (47)
80,262
   (140)
Sup Special Education
74,460
   (62)
75,722
   (151)
62,450
   (101)
71,204
   (314)
Director of  Technology
105,711
   (2)
71,329
   (32)
54,593
   (15)
67,609
   (49)
Director of Food Service
46,892
   (3)
51,983
   (9)
39,251
   (9)
45,799
   (21)
Elem Teacher 48,546
(11,971)
52,892
(20,165)
46,440
(15,375)
49,709
(47,511)
Sec Teacher 50,915
  (6,722)
53,090
(19,229)
45,733
(14,092)
50,136
(40,043)
 
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