2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Bus Driver

$13,463 average salary, 54th of 67 districts (Top 80.60%),
number of employees: 532
18th most expensive county to live, 33rd lowest poverty rate, students perform 59th during 2010-11 school year

Salary Changes

Year	State Average	Polk County
Year	State Average	FPLI Applied	Average Salary
2010	$17,651	$13,601.74	$13,463
2009	$17,491	$13,485.27	$13,225
2008	$17,488	$13,411.21	$13,088
2007	$17,402	$13,588.72	$13,249
2006	$16,833	$13,029.31	$12,714
2005	$15,903	$12,514.35	$12,209
2004	$15,439	$11,644.92	$11,511

Bus Driver Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Bus Driver

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	51 Glades	11 11	35555 $35,555	36990.22 $36,990	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	51 Santa Rosa	63 63	24922 $24,922	26515.59 $26,516	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	51 Okaloosa	45 45	25611 $25,611	26270.39 $26,270	4.48 4.48
4 4th	51 St. Lucie	311 311	22866 $22,866	23082.98 $23,083	5.97 5.97
5 5th	51 Lee	543 543	23373 $23,373	22778.48 $22,778	7.46 7.46
6 6th	51 St. Johns	163 163	21299 $21,299	21709.31 $21,709	8.96 8.96
7 7th	51 Levy	102 102	20132 $20,132	21426.14 $21,426	10.45 10.45
8 8th	51 Pinellas	563 563	20842 $20,842	20925.70 $20,926	11.94 11.94
9 9th	51 Indian River	83 83	20272 $20,272	20480.91 $20,481	13.43 13.43
10 10th	51 Martin	55 55	20243 $20,243	20414.48 $20,414	14.93 14.93
11 11th	51 Monroe	43 43	20992 $20,992	20348.97 $20,349	16.42 16.42
12 12th	51 Escambia	301 301	19420 $19,420	20307.43 $20,307	17.91 17.91
13 13th	51 Duval	1 1	20384 $20,384	20078.80 $20,079	19.40 19.40
14 14th	51 Collier	258 258	20034 $20,034	19553.00 $19,553	20.90 20.90
15 15th	51 Clay	194 194	19041 $19,041	19200.36 $19,200	22.39 22.39
16 16th	51 Bay	116 116	18124 $18,124	18964.11 $18,964	23.88 23.88
17 17th	51 Seminole	410 410	18863 $18,863	18931.15 $18,931	25.37 25.37
18 18th	51 Lafayette	9 9	17191 $17,191	18899.52 $18,900	26.87 26.87
19 19th	51 Leon	186 186	17396 $17,396	18429.92 $18,430	28.36 28.36
20 20th	51 Marion	317 317	17734 $17,734	18419.19 $18,419	29.85 29.85
21 21st	51 Manatee	151 151	18626 $18,626	18354.36 $18,354	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	51 Broward	1199 1,199	18829 $18,829	18323.28 $18,323	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	51 Columbia	72 72	17554 $17,554	18272.09 $18,272	34.33 34.33
24 24th	51 Alachua	176 176	17678 $17,678	18162.95 $18,163	35.82 35.82
25 25th	51 Volusia	256 256	17407 $17,407	18107.77 $18,108	37.31 37.31
26 26th	51 Orange	993 993	17997 $17,997	17822.34 $17,822	38.81 38.81
27 27th	51 Dade	1314 1,314	18068 $18,068	17795.73 $17,796	40.30 40.30
28 28th	51 Suwannee	58 58	16569 $16,569	17755.04 $17,755	41.79 41.79
29 29th	51 Hamilton	15 15	15843 $15,843	17271.34 $17,271	43.28 43.28
30 30th	51 Charlotte	92 92	16962 $16,962	17181.93 $17,182	44.78 44.78
31 31st	51 Baker	41 41	16655 $16,655	17141.83 $17,142	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	51 Hillsborough	986 986	17341 $17,341	17076.32 $17,076	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	51 Lake	279 279	16591 $16,591	17018.16 $17,018	49.25 49.25
34 34th	51 Palm Beach	650 650	17609 $17,609	17005.31 $17,005	50.75 50.75
35 35th	51 Brevard	455 455	17162 $17,162	16988.72 $16,989	52.24 52.24
36 36th	51 Citrus	150 150	15906 $15,906	16903.29 $16,903	53.73 53.73
37 37th	51 Hardee	30 30	15936 $15,936	16652.04 $16,652	55.22 55.22
38 38th	51 Wakulla	49 49	15260 $15,260	16594.17 $16,594	56.72 56.72
39 39th	51 Hernando	161 161	16061 $16,061	16574.82 $16,575	58.21 58.21
40 40th	51 Gilchrist	29 29	15773 $15,773	16540.48 $16,540	59.70 59.70
41 41st	51 Putnam	86 86	15608 $15,608	16362.30 $16,362	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	51 Okeechobee	55 55	15478 $15,478	16121.24 $16,121	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	51 Flagler	99 99	15472 $15,472	16089.85 $16,090	64.18 64.18
44 44th	51 Jefferson	13 13	14867 $14,867	16072.43 $16,072	65.67 65.67
45 45th	51 Liberty	11 11	14321 $14,321	15687.37 $15,687	67.16 67.16
46 46th	51 Pasco	435 435	15150 $15,150	15327.80 $15,328	68.66 68.66
47 47th	51 Taylor	31 31	13468 $13,468	14505.12 $14,505	70.15 70.15
48 48th	51 Franklin	15 15	13185 $13,185	14356.49 $14,356	71.64 71.64
49 49th	51 Madison	39 39	12717 $12,717	14002.42 $14,002	73.13 73.13
50 50th	51 Holmes	33 33	12677 $12,677	13924.65 $13,925	74.63 74.63
51 51st	51 Calhoun	21 21	12619 $12,619	13812.39 $13,812	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	51 Sumter	69 69	13219 $13,219	13714.08 $13,714	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	51 Nassau	71 71	13446 $13,446	13614.82 $13,615	79.10 79.10
54 54th	51 Polk	532 532	13463 $13,463	13601.74 $13,602	80.60 80.60
55 55th	51 Hendry	49 49	13060 $13,060	13456.98 $13,457	82.09 82.09
56 56th	51 Desoto	26 26	13054 $13,054	13446.64 $13,447	83.58 83.58
57 57th	51 Walton	92 92	12892 $12,892	13227.99 $13,228	85.07 85.07
58 58th	51 Jackson	85 85	12151 $12,151	13170.39 $13,170	86.57 86.57
59 59th	51 Washington	40 40	12002 $12,002	13069.80 $13,070	88.06 88.06
60 60th	51 Highlands	107 107	12218 $12,218	12992.34 $12,992	89.55 89.55
61 61st	51 Gulf	17 17	11714 $11,714	12724.31 $12,724	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	51 Gadsden	67 67	11880 $11,880	12631.58 $12,632	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	51 Osceola	328 328	12312 $12,312	12481.75 $12,482	94.03 94.03
64 64th	51 Dixie	24 24	11014 $11,014	11925.08 $11,925	95.52 95.52
65 65th	51 Sarasota	264 264	11147 $11,147	11204.14 $11,204	97.01 97.01
66 66th	51 Bradford	7 7	10277 $10,277	10644.23 $10,644	98.51 98.51
67 67th	51 Union	18 18	8775 $8,775	9191.37 $9,191	100.00 100.00

* Salary Ranking is based on Florida Price List Index (FPLI) applied average salary.
* Most Expensive County Ranking is based on FPLI.
* Poverty rate shows 5 to 17-year-old group in 2010
* Student Performance Ranking is based on 2010-11 District Ranking report from Florida Department of Education
* The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts. For more information, please visit Bureau of Economic and Business Research at University of Florida.

Source: Florida Department of Education & U.S. Census Bureau