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2002-03 Statewide Average Salaries

Statewide average salaries and expenditure percentages for teachers and administrators in Elementary, High, and Unified school districts for the School Accountability Report Card.
   

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) is required by Education Code Section 41409(c) to provide annually to each school district, for use in the school accountability report card (SARC), the statewide salary averages for teachers and administrators and the statewide percentage of expenditures spent on personnel in the following categories:

  1. Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers

  2. Salaries of school-site principals

  3. Salaries of district superintendents

  4. Percentage of expenditures allocated to salaries of teachers

  5. Percentage of expenditures allocated to salaries of administrative personnel

Existing law also requires the SSPI to group the statewide salary averages and percentage of expenditures by district type (elementary, high school, and unified) and by size based on regular annual average daily attendance.

Every school district, except for K-12 districts with a single school, must include in its SARC (Education Code Section 41409.3) the statewide averages and expenditure percentages provided by the SSPI along with its salaries and expenditure percentages for comparative purposes. Additional SARC information is available on the CDE Web site http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/.

For additional assistance, contact either the Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services at (916) 322-1770 regarding fiscal information or the Policy and Evaluation Division at (916) 319-0875 regarding program information.

Elementary School Districts
2002-03 Statewide Average Salaries and Expenditure Percentages
For the School Accountability Report Card


Statewide Averages

Small
ADA < 1,000

Medium
ADA 1,000
to 4,999

Large
ADA > 5,000

Beginning Teacher Annual Salary

$34,480

$35,949

$37,951

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$50,405

$55,680

$61,262

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$60,239

$69,175

$74,414

School-Site Principal Annual Salary

$78,036

$86,986

$94,506

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$101,078

$118,606

$140,715

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

6.21%

5.93%

5.51%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

39.1%

42.52%

44.63%

 

High School Districts
2002-03 Statewide Average Salaries and Expenditure Percentages
For the School Accountability Report Card


Statewide Averages

Small
ADA < 1,000

Medium
ADA 1,000
to 3,999

Large
ADA > 4,000

Beginning Teacher Annual Salary

$35,005

$36,423

$37,434

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$50,416

$56,732

$61,368

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$62,126

$72,944

$77,698

School-Site Principal Annual Salary

$81,529

$94,302

$105,779

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$102,976

$119,774

$154,991

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

5.53%

6.21%

5.28%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

35.53%

37.67%

38.36%

 

Unified School Districts
2002-03 Statewide Average Salaries and Expenditure Percentages
For the School Accountability Report Card


Statewide Averages


ADA
< 1,500

ADA
1,500
to 4,999

ADA
5,000
to 9,999

ADA
10,000
to 19,999


ADA
> 20,000

Beginning Teacher Annual Salary

$33,128

$34,793

$36,096

$35,155

$36,856

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$50,522

$52,959

$56,626

$57,318

$58,263

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$60,508

$67,258

$70,684

$72,153

$72,665

School-Site Principal Annual Salary

$76,908

$85,576

$94,011

$96,704

$100,189

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$96,787

$115,648

$136,519

$150,248

$177,295

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

6.36%

5.88%

5.75%

5.34%

5.12%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

35.87%

40.58%

42.61%

42.93%

41.55%

       
Questions:   SARC Team | sarc@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0875
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