Superintendent salaries now average $170K

Jun 09, 2015 at 11:10 pm by Observer-Review


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Superintendent salaries now average $170K

NEW YORK--According to the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) On Board publication, the average salary for superintendents across New York State amounts to $170,706 for the 2015-16 school year. Using data compiled by the New York State Education Department (SED), On Board detailed the average superintendent's salary for each county across the state.
According to the report, district superintendents in Yates County average $128,563 in annual salary. The SED report lists the Dundee superintendent's salary at $129,125, while the Penn Yan superintendent's salary is $128,000. The average salary for superintendents in Steuben and Schuyler Counties is $142,630 and $131,614 respectively. The SED report lists the Hammondsport superintendent's salary at $123,806. The Watkins Glen superintendent's salary is listed at $148,645, while the Odessa-Montour superintendent's salary is $114,583.
While the average salary for the 2015-16 school year is $170,706, the average salary with benefits amounted to $219,191. The low salary of $30,000 ($50,097 with benefits) belongs to the superintendent of the LaFayette Central School District, while the high salary of $330,265 ($425,838 with benefits) belongs to the superintendent of the Harrison Central School District.
The top five counties with the highest average superintendent salaries for 2015-16 was led by Westchester County with $253,288, followed by Nassau County with $245,458. Rockland County takes the third highest average with $240,625, followed by Putnam County at $235,428 and Suffolk County at $212,421.
The bottom five counties with the lowest average superintendent salaries for 2015-16 included Essex County with $113,714, followed by Hamilton County with $115,450. Allegany County takes the third lowest average with $118,514, followed by Schoharie County at $125,985 and Lewis County at $127,141.
The report does not contain the salaries of superintendents within the Yonkers, New York, Rochester, Buffalo or Syracuse school districts, nor does it account for the annual salaries of Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) superintendents.

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