Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Kentucky school district

Jefferson County spent $73,395 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Kentucky district with 500 or more students; the median Kentucky district spent $56,497 (171 districts). It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. It is compared within Kentucky only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Kentucky, fiscal year 2022-23Jefferson County $73,395; Fayette County $67,473; Laurel County $67,188; Bullitt County $66,873; Fort Thomas Independent $66,660; Berea Independent $66,036; Marion County $65,285; Daviess County $65,284; Bardstown Independent $65,268; McCracken County $65,168; State median $56,497.020k40k60k80kJefferson County$73,395Fayette County$67,473Laurel County$67,188Bullitt County$66,873Fort Thomas Independent$66,660Berea Independent$66,036Marion County$65,285Daviess County$65,284Bardstown Independent$65,268McCracken County$65,168State median $56,497
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Kentucky, fiscal year 2022-23Jefferson County $73,395; Fayette County $67,473; Laurel County $67,188; Bullitt County $66,873; Fort Thomas Independent $66,660; Berea Independent $66,036; Marion County $65,285; Daviess County $65,284; Bardstown Independent $65,268; McCracken County $65,168; State median $56,497.020k40k60k80kJefferson County$73,395Fayette County$67,473Laurel County$67,188Bullitt County$66,873Fort Thomas Independent$66,660Berea Independent$66,036Marion County$65,285Daviess County$65,284Bardstown Independent$65,268McCracken County$65,168State median $56,497
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Kentucky, fiscal year 2022-23Jefferson County $73,395; Fayette County $67,473; Laurel County $67,188; Bullitt County $66,873; Fort Thomas Independent $66,660; Berea Independent $66,036; Marion County $65,285; Daviess County $65,284; Bardstown Independent $65,268; McCracken County $65,168; State median $56,497.040k80kJefferson County$73,395Fayette County$67,473Laurel County$67,188Bullitt County$66,873Fort Thomas Independent$66,660Berea Independent$66,036Marion County$65,285Daviess County$65,284Bardstown Independent$65,268McCracken County$65,168State median $56,497

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

All 161 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Jefferson CountyJefferson County6,052$73,395
Fayette CountyFayette County3,086$67,473
Laurel CountyLaurel County500$67,188
Bullitt CountyBullitt County742$66,873
Fort Thomas IndependentCampbell County187$66,660
Berea IndependentMadison County83$66,036
Marion CountyMarion County195$65,285
Daviess CountyDaviess County695$65,284
Bardstown IndependentNelson County174$65,268
McCracken CountyMcCracken County415$65,168
Danville IndependentBoyle County144$65,041
Wolfe CountyWolfe County96$64,760
Nelson CountyNelson County271$64,133
Boyle CountyBoyle County184$64,104
Pikeville IndependentPike County82$63,878
The other 146 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Kenton CountyKenton County783$63,303
Boone CountyBoone County1,338$62,622
Calloway CountyCalloway County198$62,414
Newport IndependentCampbell County138$62,094
Clark CountyClark County343$61,967
Corbin IndependentWhitley County188$61,697
Livingston CountyLivingston County71$61,319
Washington CountyWashington County103$61,205
Rowan CountyRowan County197$61,119
Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentKenton County162$61,009
Glasgow IndependentBarren County160$60,788
Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County172$60,686
Marshall CountyMarshall County290$60,525
Mercer CountyMercer County173$60,522
Henderson CountyHenderson County439$60,401
Johnson CountyJohnson County244$60,029
Murray IndependentCalloway County126$60,008
Anderson CountyAnderson County235$59,885
Fleming CountyFleming County140$59,676
Hardin CountyHardin County947$59,584
Pulaski CountyPulaski County497$59,557
Paducah IndependentMcCracken County214$59,525
Meade CountyMeade County258$59,494
Owensboro IndependentDaviess County382$59,118
Ludlow IndependentKenton County58$58,983
Green CountyGreen County115$58,926
Beechwood IndependentKenton County85$58,641
Caverna IndependentBarren County55$58,418
Franklin CountyFranklin County414$58,370
Shelby CountyShelby County430$58,353
Mason CountyMason County170$58,329
Simpson CountySimpson County198$58,314
Bell CountyBell County166$58,211
Trimble CountyTrimble County64$58,178
Elizabethtown IndependentHardin County159$58,138
Todd CountyTodd County109$58,101
Mayfield IndependentGraves County122$58,074
Paintsville IndependentJohnson County54$58,019
Caldwell CountyCaldwell County114$57,982
Lyon CountyLyon County55$57,964
Spencer CountySpencer County185$57,954
Bourbon CountyBourbon County164$57,889
LaRue CountyLarue County152$57,875
Jessamine CountyJessamine County574$57,805
Raceland-Worthington IndependentGreenup County70$57,786
Somerset IndependentPulaski County117$57,760
Martin CountyMartin County108$57,707
Lincoln CountyLincoln County251$57,695
Walton-Verona IndependentBoone County120$57,592
Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County294$57,544
Campbell CountyCampbell County324$57,519
Perry CountyPerry County235$57,499
Boyd CountyBoyd County256$57,467
Taylor CountyTaylor County166$57,444
Barren CountyBarren County333$57,256
Warren CountyWarren County1,064$57,213
Adair CountyAdair County182$57,176
Bowling Green IndependentWarren County291$56,997
Campbellsville IndependentTaylor County84$56,984
Pike CountyPike County498$56,914
Whitley CountyWhitley County291$56,907
Woodford CountyWoodford County246$56,853
Carter CountyCarter County259$56,775
Hancock CountyHancock County107$56,655
Pineville IndependentBell County39$56,497
Russell IndependentGreenup County139$56,345
Knott CountyKnott County174$56,334
Grant CountyGrant County204$56,314
Lawrence CountyLawrence County175$56,199
McCreary CountyMcCreary County185$56,059
Madison CountyMadison County713$56,013
Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County91$56,000
Harrison CountyHarrison County174$55,994
Carroll CountyCarroll County133$55,982
Owen CountyOwen County109$55,954
Jackson CountyJackson County143$55,895
Henry CountyHenry County129$55,783
Butler CountyButler County136$55,757
Garrard CountyRussell County185$55,734
Hopkins CountyHopkins County429$55,558
Paris IndependentBourbon County53$55,289
East Bernstadt IndependentLaurel County35$55,257
Covington IndependentKenton County259$55,247
Barbourville IndependentKnox County38$55,124
Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County180$54,994
Trigg CountyTrigg County125$54,936
Pendleton CountyPendleton County147$54,916
Letcher CountyLetcher County206$54,655
Allen CountyAllen County182$54,627
Bellevue IndependentCampbell County48$54,500
Hazard IndependentPerry County74$54,426
Union CountyUnion County152$54,375
Gallatin CountyGallatin County92$54,359
Scott CountyScott County605$54,267
Floyd CountyFloyd County378$54,259
Estill CountyEstill County137$54,040
Oldham CountyOldham County787$53,940
Hart CountyHart County168$53,805
Frankfort IndependentFranklin County67$53,701
Logan CountyLogan County228$53,658
Dayton IndependentCampbell County69$53,623
Monroe CountyMonroe County126$53,598
Russell CountyRussell County196$53,437
Bracken CountyBracken County75$53,427
Christian CountyChristian County527$53,342
Grayson CountyGrayson County264$53,199
Casey CountyCasey County152$53,168
Graves CountyGraves County254$52,945
Breathitt CountyBreathitt County116$52,802
Harlan CountyHarlan County250$52,710
Lee CountyLee County56$52,661
Knox CountyKnox County313$52,654
Magoffin CountyMagoffin County133$52,579
Ohio CountyOhio County244$52,213
Nicholas CountyNicholas County71$52,000
Hickman CountyHickman County56$51,946
Powell CountyPowell County145$51,883
Greenup CountyGreenup County188$51,846
Harlan IndependentHarlan County50$51,844
Bath CountyBath County138$51,710
Edmonson CountyEdmonson County123$51,569
Webster CountyWebster County125$51,464
Fairview IndependentBoyd County47$51,378
Morgan CountyMorgan County129$51,364
McLean CountyMcLean County105$51,314
Elliott CountyElliott County74$51,122
Leslie CountyLeslie County101$51,046
Crittenden CountyCrittenden County91$50,824
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County270$50,638
Wayne CountyWayne County191$50,425
Cumberland CountyCumberland County66$50,197
Clinton CountyClinton County121$50,149
Ballard CountyBallard County76$50,119
Menifee CountyMenifee County77$49,740
Carlisle CountyCarlisle County53$49,189
Clay CountyClay County229$49,120
Lewis CountyLewis County144$48,632
Middlesboro IndependentBell County90$48,511
Williamstown IndependentGrant County58$48,351
Ashland IndependentBoyd County239$47,527
Russellville IndependentLogan County79$47,504
Williamsburg IndependentWhitley County63$47,429
Fulton CountyFulton County51$47,137
Eminence IndependentHenry County65$45,803
Dawson Springs IndependentHopkins County42$44,286
Owsley CountyOwsley County65$41,738

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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