For purposes of this article, the Commentator compared Braxton, Clay, Ritchie, Roane, and Webster Counties, as each of those counties are Class AA schools and are relatively close in geographic proximity to each other. The data reported below is from the 2011-12 school year.
Salaries of the County Superintendents are as follows:
- Braxton, $85,000.00
- Clay, $91,000.00
- Ritchie, $100,786.00
- Roane, $92,000.00
- Webster, $90,000.00
Webster County Superintendent Martha Dean's salary is the 51st lowest salary among the State's 55 County Superintendents. On a per pupil basis however, Dean's salary is the 13th highest salary among the 55 Superintendents. The average Superintendent salary in West Virginia is $111,280.00. Dean's current contract as Superintendent ends on June 30, 2014.
Average annual salaries of classroom teachers are as follows:
- Braxton, $44,285.90
- Clay, $44,298.80
- Ritchie, $45,135.14
- Roane, $43,879.07
- Webster, $43,890.81
The average annual classroom teacher salary in West Virginia is $45,433.69.
Average annual salaries of principals are as follows:
- Braxton, $66,169.85
- Clay, $64,114.66
- Ritchie, $63,411.57
- Roane, $64,317.69
- Webster, $62,350.77
The average annual principal salary in West Virginia is $73,237.15.
To see the full county by county comparison of Superintendents' salaries for the 2012-13 school year, please click on this link:
To see the full county by county average annual salary breakdown for school personnel excluding Superintendents' salaries, please click on this link:
It must be said that teacher and administrator salaries are based on the number of years the individual has within a school system. It also depends on the amount of education (for example a teacher with their Masters plus 40 has a higher pay scale than a new teacher fresh out of college). That being said, one must see that Webster County has very few "new" teachers, and as the older teachers go into retirement, the average teacher salary will drop.
ReplyDeleteThe teachers/service personnel are only paid for 10 months, not 12, also.
ReplyDeleteEverything is relative.
ReplyDeleteSuperintendents salary per student
Webster $60.28
Nicholas $26.02
Braxton $39.42
Clay $44.17
Monroe $48.06
If you check the State site you will find this holds true thru the state.Per student our Superintendent is on top of the list.
Has anyone looked at the level of education or years of experience as an administer that is involved when deciding a on Superintendent for a school system? That speaks very loudly in this seniaro. You get what you pay for. Webster County has very little to offer when searching for a Superintendent. Not many quality professionals bother with an area such as our's. I assume one would be shocked and surprised at the applicants who have tried to secure that position in the past............but, then again, you know what happens when one "assumes"......
ReplyDelete"Per student our Superintendent is on top of the list." Not true, but relatively close to the top. Thanks to the above astute reader, we looked at all 55 Superintendents' salaries on a per pupil basis and found that Dean's salary is the 13th highest Superintendent salary among the 55 County Superintendents. Superintendents in Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Ritchie, Summers, Tucker, Tyler, and Wirt Counties ranked ahead of Webster.
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