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2003-04 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
2003-04 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

$34,395

$36,605

$38,749

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$50,164

$56,479

$61,369

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$60,406

$69,452

$75,429

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (Elementary)

$78,686

$86,793

$94,485

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (Middle)
$80,091
$89,269
$97,032

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$101,695

$122,177

$143,443

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

6.1%

5.9%

5.4%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

41.5%

42.3%

44.2%

 

High School Districts
2003-04 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

$35,096

$37,320

$36,464

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$50,258

$56,211

$61,925

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$62,271

$73,048

$77,260

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (Middle)

 

 

$97,157

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (High)
$82,898
$96,180
$109,001

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$101,820

$121,653

$158,638

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

5.2%

6.0%

5.2%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

34.3%

37.9%

38.1%

 

Unified School Districts
2003-04 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

$33,293

$35,309

$36,407

$36,416

$37,061

Midrange Teacher Annual Salary

$48,524

$53,828

$58,063

$57,615

$58,294

Highest Teacher Annual Salary

$61,782

$68,027

$70,826

$72,229

$72,876

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (Elementary)

$75,854

$82,530

$88,349

$92,400

$94,471

School-Site Principal Annual Salary (Middle)
$80,732
$85,123
$93,865
$96,144
$98,940
School-Site Principal Annual Salary (High)
$81,497
$91,421
$101,660
$103,778
$107,418

District Superintendent Annual Salary

$100,823

$118,587

$137,619

$153,803

$179,061

Percentage Allocated for Administrative Salaries

6.5%

5.8%

5.6%

5.4%

5.1%

Percentage Allocated for Teacher Salaries

36.4%

40.4%

42.3%

42.5%

41.4%

       
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