RD340 - Biennial Report on the Status of Teacher Salaries by Local School Division


Executive Summary:
Item 135, paragraph B. 12., of the 2006 Appropriation Act directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide a report on the status of teacher salaries, by local school division, to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by December I of each year of the biennium.

Department of Education staff prepared the report based on Annual School Report (ASR) data submitted by each school division and regional program. Statewide and school division salary averages were computed for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The report shows salary information from fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 for comparative purposes. Year-to-year percentage change in salary averages is shown for statewide and division data.

According to these calculations, average salaries are expected to increase for classroom teachers, principals, and assistant principals from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007.

The average budgeted classroom teacher salary for fiscal year 2007 is $49,252; this is a 4.24 percent increase from fiscal year 2006.

The average budgeted principal salary for fiscal year 2007 is $86,409; this is a 4.23percent increase from fiscal year 2006.

The average budgeted assistant principal salary for fiscal year 2007 is $71,680; this is a 5.44 percent increase from fiscal year 2006.