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:
- Beginning, midrange, and highest salary paid to teachers
- Salaries of school-site principals
- Salaries of district superintendents
- Percentage of expenditures allocated to salaries of teachers
- 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.
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 |
Medium |
Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Medium |
Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
ADA
|
ADA
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
