Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Wisconsin school district

Gibraltar Area School District spent $100,669 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Wisconsin district with 500 or more students; the median Wisconsin district spent $69,818 (412 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 Wisconsin only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Wisconsin, fiscal year 2022-23Gibraltar Area School District $100,669; Arrowhead UHS School District $97,778; Lac du Flambeau #1 School District $94,844; Nicolet Union High School School District $93,476; Waterford UHS School District $93,232; Central/Westosha UHS School District $90,326; Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District $90,050; Three Lakes School District $89,842; Wilmot UHS School District $88,862; Elkhorn Area School District $87,851; State median $69,818.050k100k150kGibraltar Area School District$100,669Arrowhead UHS School District$97,778Lac du Flambeau #1 School District$94,844Nicolet Union High School School District$93,476Waterford UHS School District$93,232Central/Westosha UHS School District$90,326Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District$90,050Three Lakes School District$89,842Wilmot UHS School District$88,862Elkhorn Area School District$87,851State median $69,818
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Wisconsin, fiscal year 2022-23Gibraltar Area School District $100,669; Arrowhead UHS School District $97,778; Lac du Flambeau #1 School District $94,844; Nicolet Union High School School District $93,476; Waterford UHS School District $93,232; Central/Westosha UHS School District $90,326; Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District $90,050; Three Lakes School District $89,842; Wilmot UHS School District $88,862; Elkhorn Area School District $87,851; State median $69,818.050k100k150kGibraltar Area School District$100,669Arrowhead UHS School District$97,778Lac du Flambeau #1 School District$94,844Nicolet Union High School School Di…$93,476Waterford UHS School District$93,232Central/Westosha UHS School District$90,326Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School D…$90,050Three Lakes School District$89,842Wilmot UHS School District$88,862Elkhorn Area School District$87,851State median $69,818
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Wisconsin, fiscal year 2022-23Gibraltar Area School District $100,669; Arrowhead UHS School District $97,778; Lac du Flambeau #1 School District $94,844; Nicolet Union High School School District $93,476; Waterford UHS School District $93,232; Central/Westosha UHS School District $90,326; Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District $90,050; Three Lakes School District $89,842; Wilmot UHS School District $88,862; Elkhorn Area School District $87,851; State median $69,818.050k100k150kGibraltar Area School District$100,669Arrowhead UHS School District$97,778Lac du Flambeau #1 School District$94,844Nicolet Union High School School District$93,476Waterford UHS School District$93,232Central/Westosha UHS School District$90,326Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District$90,050Three Lakes School District$89,842Wilmot UHS School District$88,862Elkhorn Area School District$87,851State median $69,818

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

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Gibraltar Area School DistrictDoor County57$100,669
Arrowhead UHS School DistrictWaukesha County115$97,778
Lac du Flambeau #1 School DistrictVilas County59$94,844
Nicolet Union High School School DistrictMilwaukee County82$93,476
Waterford UHS School DistrictRacine County70$93,232
Central/Westosha UHS School DistrictKenosha County68$90,326
Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School DistrictWalworth County82$90,050
Three Lakes School DistrictOneida County43$89,842
Wilmot UHS School DistrictKenosha County67$88,862
Elkhorn Area School DistrictWalworth County205$87,851
Watertown Unified School DistrictJefferson County229$87,242
Glendale-River Hills School DistrictMilwaukee County86$87,221
Verona Area School DistrictDane County404$86,051
Elmbrook School DistrictWaukesha County508$85,885
Lakeland UHS School DistrictOneida County58$85,492
The other 289 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Burlington Area School DistrictRacine County208$84,387
West Bend School DistrictWashington County384$84,281
Muskego-Norway School DistrictWaukesha County311$84,259
Greendale School DistrictMilwaukee County197$84,027
Superior School DistrictDouglas County287$83,654
Iowa-Grant School DistrictIowa County55$82,750
Wheatland J1 School DistrictKenosha County40$82,621
Cudahy School DistrictMilwaukee County172$82,592
Hartford UHS School DistrictWashington County82$82,524
Manitowoc School DistrictManitowoc County361$82,491
Fox Point J2 School DistrictMilwaukee County67$82,182
Rhinelander School DistrictOneida County167$81,988
Shorewood School DistrictMilwaukee County139$81,869
Ashwaubenon School DistrictBrown County208$81,492
Union Grove UHS School DistrictRacine County61$81,438
Port Washington-Saukville School DistrictOzaukee County177$81,373
Kenosha School DistrictKenosha County1,328$81,247
Mineral Point Unified School DistrictIowa County59$80,902
Union Grove J1 School DistrictRacine County56$80,802
Whitefish Bay School DistrictMilwaukee County183$80,798
Pewaukee School DistrictWaukesha County190$80,366
Slinger School DistrictWashington County193$80,221
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee County4,035$80,043
Hudson School DistrictSt. Croix County354$80,008
Waukesha School DistrictWaukesha County796$79,936
Madison Metropolitan School DistrictDane County2,064$79,883
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictMilwaukee County413$79,861
Somerset School DistrictSt. Croix County104$79,740
Sevastopol School DistrictDoor County52$79,676
Menomonee Falls School DistrictWaukesha County265$79,532
Mequon-Thiensville School DistrictOzaukee County239$79,490
North Fond du Lac School DistrictFond du Lac County104$79,464
Saint Croix Falls School DistrictPolk County77$79,431
Mayville School DistrictDodge County72$79,426
Baldwin-Woodville Area School DistrictSt. Croix County109$79,357
Fennimore Community School DistrictGrant County61$79,209
Oconomowoc Area School DistrictWaukesha County350$79,016
Germantown School DistrictWashington County253$78,689
Kettle Moraine School DistrictWaukesha County229$78,684
Bristol #1 School DistrictKenosha County54$78,508
Mauston School DistrictJuneau County93$78,109
Fort Atkinson School DistrictJefferson County212$78,092
Grafton School DistrictOzaukee County138$78,025
Darlington Community School DistrictLafayette County67$77,744
New Richmond School DistrictSt. Croix County227$77,709
Lomira School DistrictDodge County73$77,689
Appleton Area School DistrictOutagamie County1,008$77,266
Platteville School DistrictGrant County110$77,177
Neenah Joint School DistrictWinnebago County420$77,129
D C Everest Area School DistrictMarathon County391$77,095
River Falls School DistrictPierce County224$76,934
Hamilton School DistrictWaukesha County304$76,616
New Berlin School DistrictWaukesha County269$76,599
Oregon School DistrictDane County321$76,566
Cedarburg School DistrictOzaukee County199$76,556
Saint Croix Central School DistrictSt. Croix County122$76,449
Franklin Public School DistrictMilwaukee County311$76,367
Holmen School DistrictLa Crosse County298$76,287
Clinton Community School DistrictRock County73$76,272
Onalaska School DistrictLa Crosse County219$76,211
Saint Francis School DistrictMilwaukee County77$76,142
Northland Pines School DistrictVilas County109$76,123
Green Bay Area Public School DistrictBrown County1,467$76,023
Monroe School DistrictGreen County174$75,857
De Forest Area School DistrictDane County287$75,840
Wausau School DistrictMarathon County608$75,811
Lodi School DistrictColumbia County111$75,692
Lake Geneva J1 School DistrictWalworth County139$75,653
Beaver Dam Unified School DistrictDodge County228$75,652
New Glarus School DistrictGreen County69$75,494
Greenfield School DistrictMilwaukee County258$75,485
Plymouth Joint School DistrictSheboygan County157$75,030
Bonduel School DistrictShawano County56$75,000
Riverdale School DistrictGrant County52$74,957
West De Pere School DistrictBrown County235$74,902
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School DistrictTrempealeau County105$74,855
Sheboygan Area School DistrictSheboygan County702$74,759
Stevens Point Area Public School DistrictPortage County485$74,746
Cadott Community School DistrictChippewa County64$74,745
Marshfield Unified School DistrictWood County250$74,700
Beloit School DistrictRock County408$74,684
Freedom Area School DistrictOutagamie County114$74,652
Spooner Area School DistrictWashburn County83$74,631
River Valley School DistrictSauk County92$74,319
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School DistrictSheboygan County67$74,294
Mishicot School DistrictManitowoc County60$74,211
Osceola School DistrictPolk County113$74,194
South Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee County216$74,188
Whitehall School DistrictTrempealeau County59$74,101
Beloit Turner School DistrictRock County103$73,971
Waunakee Community School DistrictDane County339$73,832
Lancaster Community School DistrictGrant County79$73,718
Cameron School DistrictBarron County79$73,578
Ellsworth Community School DistrictPierce County111$73,427
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictDane County169$73,382
Sturgeon Bay School DistrictDoor County96$73,369
Reedsburg School DistrictSauk County198$73,151
Rosendale-Brandon School DistrictFond du Lac County62$73,142
Arcadia School DistrictTrempealeau County101$73,101
Brown Deer School DistrictMilwaukee County114$73,097
Fall Creek School DistrictEau Claire County58$72,958
Brodhead School DistrictGreen County80$72,920
Denmark School DistrictBrown County111$72,908
Oostburg School DistrictSheboygan County70$72,825
Kiel Area School DistrictManitowoc County85$72,788
Hartford J1 School DistrictWashington County108$72,774
Mosinee School DistrictMarathon County141$72,723
Kaukauna Area School DistrictOutagamie County279$72,714
Milton School DistrictRock County227$72,612
West Salem School DistrictLa Crosse County137$72,498
Menasha Joint School DistrictWinnebago County266$72,463
Mondovi School DistrictBuffalo County68$72,372
Sheboygan Falls School DistrictSheboygan County112$72,242
Racine Unified School DistrictRacine County1,346$72,217
Alma Center School DistrictJackson County48$72,168
Cumberland School DistrictBarron County71$72,164
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictDane County541$72,024
Shawano School DistrictShawano County142$71,917
Waterford Graded J1 School DistrictRacine County111$71,915
Oshkosh Area School DistrictWinnebago County762$71,899
Fond du Lac School DistrictFond du Lac County480$71,863
Menomonie Area School DistrictDunn County226$71,843
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWood County351$71,831
Viroqua Area School DistrictVernon County86$71,742
Sauk Prairie School DistrictSauk County201$71,725
Kimberly Area School DistrictOutagamie County345$71,693
Luxemburg-Casco School DistrictKewaunee County145$71,638
Pardeeville Area School DistrictColumbia County65$71,611
Amery School DistrictEau Claire County115$71,545
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictChippewa County316$71,533
Tomah Area School DistrictMonroe County224$71,533
Merrill Area School DistrictLincoln County198$71,514
Weyauwega-Fremont School DistrictWaupaca County56$71,487
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School DistrictWaukesha County77$71,466
Boscobel Area School DistrictGrant County66$71,435
Mukwonago School DistrictWaukesha County326$71,412
Wauwatosa School DistrictMilwaukee County486$71,398
Evansville Community School DistrictRock County128$71,348
Edgerton School DistrictRock County133$71,235
Rice Lake Area School DistrictBarron County184$71,200
Tri-County Area School DistrictWaushara County50$71,182
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictBarron County72$71,139
Crandon School DistrictForest County63$71,074
Iola-Scandinavia School DistrictWaupaca County48$71,060
Howard-Suamico School DistrictBrown County406$70,961
Oakfield School DistrictFond du Lac County43$70,948
New London School DistrictWaupaca County143$70,922
Little Chute Area School DistrictOutagamie County111$70,876
Salem School DistrictKenosha County68$70,773
Sun Prairie Area School DistrictDane County679$70,772
Colfax School DistrictDunn County55$70,730
Reedsville School DistrictManitowoc County42$70,571
Horicon School DistrictDodge County53$70,564
Whitewater Unified School DistrictWalworth County156$70,426
Seymour Community School DistrictOutagamie County140$70,254
Whitnall School DistrictMilwaukee County181$70,233
Maple School DistrictDouglas County86$70,153
Prairie du Chien Area School DistrictCrawford County84$70,069
Waupaca School DistrictWaupaca County161$69,974
Abbotsford School DistrictClark County49$69,967
Cambridge School DistrictJefferson County72$69,856
Antigo Unified School DistrictLanglade County144$69,780
Randolph School DistrictDodge County41$69,625
Jefferson School DistrictJefferson County142$69,533
Montello School DistrictMarquette County55$69,526
Pulaski Community School DistrictBrown County277$69,493
Dodgeland School DistrictDodge County61$69,470
Howards Grove School DistrictSheboygan County65$69,425
Janesville School DistrictRock County760$69,400
Shiocton School DistrictOutagamie County64$69,365
Barron Area School DistrictBarron County94$69,313
Monona Grove School DistrictDane County287$69,289
Stratford School DistrictMarathon County59$69,186
River Ridge School DistrictGrant County42$69,185
Kohler School DistrictSheboygan County49$69,147
Altoona School DistrictEau Claire County132$69,145
Phillips School DistrictPrice County57$69,089
Spring Valley School DistrictPierce County49$69,051
La Crosse School DistrictLa Crosse County543$69,011
Valders Area School DistrictManitowoc County75$68,863
Parkview School DistrictRock County67$68,841
Delavan-Darien School DistrictWalworth County147$68,783
Boyceville Community School DistrictDunn County51$68,629
Marinette School DistrictMarinette County134$68,612
Deerfield Community School DistrictDane County66$68,598
Unity School DistrictPolk County73$68,574
Williams Bay School DistrictWalworth County52$68,556
Eau Claire Area School DistrictEau Claire County806$68,519
Prescott School DistrictPierce County93$68,512
Stanley-Boyd Area School DistrictChippewa County77$68,470
Menominee Indian School DistrictMenominee County97$68,419
Winneconne Community School DistrictWinnebago County126$68,406
Cuba City School DistrictGrant County57$68,381
Waterloo School DistrictJefferson County61$68,347
Wisconsin Dells School DistrictSauk County122$68,347
Oconto Unified School DistrictOconto County73$68,335
Lake Mills Area School DistrictJefferson County107$68,302
Thorp School DistrictClark County45$68,245
Glenwood City School DistrictSt. Croix County44$68,187
Chequamegon School DistrictPrice County56$68,084
Wrightstown Community School DistrictBrown County92$68,017
Stoughton Area School DistrictDane County211$67,994
Dodgeville School DistrictIowa County93$67,918
Colby School DistrictClark County66$67,897
De Pere School DistrictBrown County299$67,793
Belleville School DistrictDane County71$67,639
Waupun School DistrictDodge County136$67,599
Kewaskum School DistrictWashington County116$67,448
Blair-Taylor School DistrictTrempealeau County48$67,423
Omro School DistrictWinnebago County85$67,337
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School DistrictShawano County79$67,298
Hillsboro School DistrictVernon County44$67,275
Oconto Falls Public School DistrictOconto County124$67,129
Melrose-Mindoro School DistrictJackson County62$67,125
Wisconsin Heights School DistrictDane County62$67,013
West Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee County523$66,954
Random Lake School DistrictSheboygan County56$66,874
Coleman School DistrictMarinette County52$66,749
Baraboo School DistrictSauk County219$66,737
Tomahawk School DistrictLincoln County88$66,731
Southern Door County School DistrictDoor County93$66,638
Clintonville School DistrictWaupaca County104$66,404
Clear Lake School DistrictPolk County42$66,365
Washburn School DistrictBayfield County46$66,292
Elk Mound Area School DistrictDunn County86$66,233
Ripon Area School DistrictFond du Lac County125$66,141
Brillion School DistrictCalumet County68$65,971
Richland School DistrictRichland County100$65,827
Merton Community School DistrictWaukesha County62$65,754
Woodruff J1 School DistrictVilas County45$65,711
Black River Falls School DistrictJackson County134$65,705
Tomorrow River School DistrictPortage County95$65,540
Shell Lake School DistrictWashburn County54$65,296
Campbellsport School DistrictFond du Lac County100$64,955
East Troy Community School DistrictWalworth County109$64,805
Hortonville Area School DistrictOutagamie County286$64,717
Webster School DistrictBurnett County56$64,698
Columbus School DistrictWaupaca County94$64,636
Adams-Friendship Area School DistrictAdams County117$64,245
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School DistrictMonroe County51$64,109
Ladysmith School DistrictRusk County61$64,024
Minocqua J1 School DistrictOneida County56$63,911
Palmyra-Eagle Area School DistrictJefferson County55$63,836
Westfield School DistrictMarquette County84$63,806
Westby Area School DistrictVernon County81$63,656
Kewaunee School DistrictKewaunee County74$63,421
New Holstein School DistrictCalumet County69$63,394
Two Rivers Public School DistrictManitowoc County138$63,386
Berlin Area School DistrictGreen Lake County105$63,164
Crivitz School DistrictMarinette County54$63,157
Nekoosa School DistrictWood County85$63,157
Randall J1 School DistrictKenosha County50$63,132
Bloomer School DistrictChippewa County92$62,995
Cashton School DistrictMonroe County54$62,834
Osseo-Fairchild School DistrictTrempealeau County68$62,818
Hurley School DistrictIron County41$62,662
Southwestern Wisconsin School DistrictGrant County48$62,653
Hayward Community School DistrictSawyer County156$62,641
Peshtigo School DistrictMarinette County79$62,509
Poynette School DistrictColumbia County83$62,480
Manawa School DistrictWaupaca County41$62,387
Augusta School DistrictEau Claire County63$62,365
Necedah Area School DistrictJuneau County59$62,247
Chilton School DistrictCalumet County85$62,165
Eleva-Strum School DistrictTrempealeau County56$62,114
Gillett School DistrictOconto County46$61,910
Portage Community School DistrictColumbia County158$61,502
Bangor School DistrictLa Crosse County53$61,332
Medford Area Public School DistrictTaylor County243$61,233
Pittsville School DistrictWood County48$61,161
Johnson Creek School DistrictJefferson County60$60,945
Markesan School DistrictGreen Lake County63$60,277
Grantsburg School DistrictBurnett County114$60,112
Algoma School DistrictKewaunee County61$59,781
New Lisbon School DistrictJuneau County52$59,752
Sparta Area School DistrictMonroe County237$59,655
Marshall School DistrictDane County91$59,206
Durand-Arkansaw School DistrictPepin County71$59,115
Wild Rose School DistrictWaushara County45$58,990
Wautoma Area School DistrictWaushara County105$58,832
Auburndale School DistrictWood County66$57,828
Cochrane-Fountain City School DistrictBuffalo County44$57,602
Ashland School DistrictAshland County137$56,709
Marathon City School DistrictMarathon County59$55,766
Neillsville School DistrictClark County66$55,582
Northern Ozaukee School DistrictOzaukee County76$54,211
Edgar School DistrictMarathon County51$52,348
Spencer School DistrictMarathon County51$51,855
McFarland School DistrictDane County323$44,345

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