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| Pay and Perks Superintendant Salary Chart |
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| The average superintendent salary now hovers at around $120,000, but plenty make far less and salaries are not on the rise across the country. Get the inside story on their packages here. Click the superintendent’s names that are highlighted in blue to view/download their contract PDF. | |||
| Administrator | District Data | Pay | Contract Terms |
| Joel Klein | New York City Public Schools
Number of students: 1,014,058 Number of teachers: 690,773 Number of schools: 16,584 |
$250,000 | $12,500 expense account. Klein has a non-contractural agreement. He serves at the pleasure of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Klein has offered "corporate job titles" to his administration staff, inclding chief accountability officer, chief knowledge officer and chief portfolio officer whose salaries range from $162,000-$196,000. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| David Brewer | (LAUSD) Los Angeles Unified
Number of students: 727,319Number of teachers: 34,961 Number of schools: 768 |
$300,000 | $45,000 expense account. Contract expires in 2010.Last year, Brewer hired an "image consultant" Michael Bustamante at $15,000 a month along with other PR executives to to revamp his popularity. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Arne Duncan | City of Chicago School District
Number of students: 727,319Number of teachers: 27,039 Number of schools:633 |
$194,688 | Benefits equivalent to 7% of salary. School superintendents' average pay in Illinois climbed 23 percent in the last five years. The 10 highest-paid school superintendents in Illinois each earned more than $300,000, likely due to fulfilling different roles such as business manager or principal. |
| Rudy Crew | Miami-Dade (FL) School District
Number of students: 373,395Number of teachers: 20,606 Number of schools: 392 |
$345,000 | 24 vacation days each year not to exceed 2 days per month. $1,200 in travel expenses. New automobile. Has the opportunity to make up to $80,000 in incentives next year. Crew's contract offers annual incentive, both in salary and perfomance pay. In 2009, he will make $360,000 with up to $80,000 in incentives, by far the priciest package on record. Rumored that Mayor Adrian Fenty of Washington D.C. has been courting Crew for some time. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Walt Rulffes | Clark County (NV) School District (Las Vegas)
Number of students: 294,131Number of teachers: 14,862 Number of schools: 314 |
$290,000 | Personal automobile. $6,660 expense account. Provided 15 vacation days, 10 of which can be converted into salary. Offered one additional year of PERS service credit after decision to stay past 2007. Contract expires in 2010. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Jim Notter | Broward County (FL) School District
Number of students: 271,630Number of teachers: 15,717 Number of schools: 278 |
$290,000 | $900 automobile allowance, $500 expense account. Also provided 24 vacation days. Contract expires in 2010. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Abelardo Saavedra | Houston (TX) Independent School District
Number of students: 210,292Number of teachers: 12,082 Number of schools: 307 |
$302,000 | $1,200 automobile allowance (includes car & insurance). $7,000 annually to 403(b). Monthly communications allowance of $400. 20 vacation days convertible to salary with 30 additional personal leave days. Performance incentive up to $70,000. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| MaryEllen Elia | Hillsborough County (FL) School District (Tampa)
Number of students: 193,757Number of teachers: 10,924 Number of schools: 259 |
$290,518 | Can earn up to to $14,050 in incentives. $125 monthly automobile allowance. Contract expires in 2008. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Patricia Hamamoto | Hawaii Department of Education
Number of students: 182,818Number of teachers: 11,226 Number of schools:285 |
$150,000 | Contract expires in 2011. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Ron Blocker | Orange County (FL) School District
Number of students: 175,609Number of teachers: 10,737 Number of schools: 208 |
VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) | |
| Thomas M. Brady | Philadelphia City School District
Number of students: 178,184,560Number of teachers: 10,060 Number of schools: 270 |
$275,000 | 2.5 vacation days each month. Replaces Paul Vallas as COO and interim CEO. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Arthur Johnson | Palm Beach County (FL) School District
Number of students: 174,935Number of teachers: 10, 084 Number of schools: 231 |
$300,000 | Performance pay not to exceed 15% of base salary ($45,000). $600 automobile monthly allowance. |
| Jack Dale | Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools
Number of students: 163,753Number of teachers: 13,090 Number of schools: 206 |
VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) | |
| Michael Hinojosa | Dallas (TX) Independent School District
Number of students: 161,244Number of teachers: 10,324 Number of schools: 250 |
$300,000 |
Up to about $40,000 a year in incentives to increase student performance. Contract expires in 2012. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Alvin Wilbanks | Gwinnett County (GA) School District
Number of students: 144,598Number of teachers: 9,801 Number of schools: 107 |
$273,000 | $10,000 expense account. Offered a one-time bonus in July of 2007 of $16,666. |
| Jerry Weast | Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools
Number of students: 139,398Number of teachers: 9,371 Number of schools: 199 |
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| John Deasy | Prince George's County (MD) Public Schools
Number of students: 133,325Number of teachers: 8,395 Number of schools: 205 |
VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) | |
| Connie Calloway | Detroit City School District
Number of students: 133,255Number of teachers: 7,187 Number of schools: 235 |
$280,000 | Replaces William Coleman. Her current salary, offers $115,000 more than her last job, part of a five-year contract that will cost the district $1.4 million. Upon dismissing Coleman, the Board also paid the rest of Coleman's contract for $225,000. |
| William Kowba | San Diego (CA) City Unified
Number of students: 132,482Number of teachers: 7,732 Number of schools: 211 |
Replaces Carl Cohn. | |
| Ed Pratt-Dannals | Duval County (FL) School District
Number of students: 126,662Number of teachers: 7,526 Number of schools: 176 |
$275,000 | Automobile, with $800 monthly allowance, Blackberry / communications allowance not to exceed $1,200, vacation rate of 2 days per month. Replaces Joseph Wise, who was faced auditing allegations of thousands of dollars in personal purchases, which he claimed were related to non-profit Board expenses. Ed-Prapt Dannal signed on shortly thereafter. Contract expires in 2010. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Peter Gorman | Charlotte-Mecklenberg (NC) Schools
Number of students: 124,005Number of teachers: 8,616 Number of schools: 142 |
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| Adelphos John Burns | Wake County (NC) Schools
Number of students: 120, 996Number of teachers: 8,179 Number of schools: 138 |
$250,000 | Board pays membership fees to a wellness center, fees for up to seven professional/civic organizations, personal cell and office supplies. He gets $750 for monthly travel expenses, as well as vacation days and benefits he can convert into salary. Contract expires in 2010. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Dan Ward | Memphis City (TN) School District
Number of students: 120,275Number of teachers: 7,085 Number of schools: 192 |
Interim superintendent replaced Carol Johnson. A retired educator and lieutenant colonel. | |
| Clayton Wilcox | Pinellas County (FL) School District
Number of students: 112,174Number of teachers: 6,799 Number of schools: 170 |
$181,000 | In recent amendments to his contract, his salary now increases $1,000 each year. He receives $13,000 in annuities, also increasing at the rate of $1,000 annually. $250 monthly stipend for communications and 62 vacation days. Contract expires in 2011. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
| Joe Hairston | Baltimore County (MD) Public Schools
Number of students: 107,043Number of teachers: 7,388 Number of schools: 168 |
$250,000 | Automobile provided, 49 total days of leave including vacation, sick and personal days), unspecified expense account. Contract expires this year. VIEW CONTRACT (PDF) |
