Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Washington school district
Everett Public Schools spent $123,009 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Washington district with 500 or more students; the median across all 290 Washington districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $84,529. 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. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Washington teacher salary at $81,586 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Washington 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
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
All 190 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first
| District | County | Teachers (FTE) | Salary spending per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Public Schools | Snohomish County | 1,102 | $123,009 |
| Shoreline School District 412 | King County | 472 | $122,133 |
| Mukilteo School District | Snohomish County | 911 | $120,075 |
| Issaquah School District 411 | King County | 1,028 | $118,478 |
| Edmonds School District | Snohomish County | 1,173 | $116,842 |
| Snohomish School District | Snohomish County | 493 | $115,958 |
| Marysville School District | Snohomish County | 554 | $115,433 |
| Bellevue School District | King County | 1,058 | $113,250 |
| Lake Stevens School District | Snohomish County | 504 | $113,160 |
| Arlington Public Schools | Snohomish County | 313 | $112,784 |
| Tahoma School District | King County | 475 | $112,191 |
| Seattle Public Schools | King County | 3,166 | $111,621 |
| Stanwood-Camano School District | Snohomish County | 259 | $110,910 |
| Tacoma School District | Pierce County | 1,634 | $110,691 |
| Northshore School District | Snohomish County | 1,326 | $110,559 |
The other 175 on the list
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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Sources
Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23