2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Business/Finance

$85,983 average salary, 35th of 65 districts (Top 53.85%),
number of employees: 6
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	$88,842	$86,869.06	$85,983
2009	$88,558	$91,537.68	$89,771
2008	$91,267	$85,370.43	$83,313
2007	$91,934	$85,449.23	$83,313
2006	$86,841	$81,881.53	$79,900
2005	$83,874	$78,632.64	$76,714
2004	$79,919	$73,336.37	$72,493

Business/Finance Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Business/Finance

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	7 Broward	1 1	181708 $181,708	176827.56 $176,828	1.54 1.54
2 2nd	7 Sarasota	3 3	126295 $126,295	126942.41 $126,942	3.08 3.08
3 3rd	7 Brevard	1 1	119999 $119,999	118787.37 $118,787	4.62 4.62
4 4th	7 Hillsborough	2 2	117715 $117,715	115918.27 $115,918	6.15 6.15
5 5th	7 Clay	1 1	113574 $113,574	114524.55 $114,525	7.69 7.69
6 6th	7 Charlotte	1 1	112159 $112,159	113613.25 $113,613	9.23 9.23
7 7th	7 Santa Rosa	1 1	103400 $103,400	110011.70 $110,012	10.77 10.77
8 8th	7 Osceola	2 2	107262 $107,262	108740.88 $108,741	12.31 12.31
9 9th	7 Sumter	1 1	103284 $103,284	107152.19 $107,152	13.85 13.85
10 10th	7 Escambia	1 1	100052 $100,052	104624.07 $104,624	15.38 15.38
11 11th	7 Martin	1 1	102547 $102,547	103415.69 $103,416	16.92 16.92
12 12th	7 Indian River	2 2	101378 $101,378	102422.71 $102,423	18.46 18.46
13 13th	7 Collier	2 2	104008 $104,008	101510.83 $101,511	20.00 20.00
14 14th	7 Dade	23 23	102604 $102,604	101057.82 $101,058	21.54 21.54
15 15th	7 Putnam	1 1	96000 $96,000	100639.48 $100,639	23.08 23.08
16 16th	7 Pinellas	4 4	98519 $98,519	98914.66 $98,915	24.62 24.62
17 17th	7 Walton	1 1	96203 $96,203	98710.24 $98,710	26.15 26.15
18 18th	7 Alachua	2 2	95676 $95,676	98300.63 $98,301	27.69 27.69
19 19th	7 Manatee	2 2	99017 $99,017	97572.92 $97,573	29.23 29.23
20 20th	7 St. Lucie	2 2	96626 $96,626	97542.90 $97,543	30.77 30.77
21 21st	7 Marion	3 3	93706 $93,706	97326.55 $97,327	32.31 32.31
22 22nd	7 Leon	1 1	91601 $91,601	97045.24 $97,045	33.85 33.85
23 23rd	7 Okaloosa	2 2	93925 $93,925	96343.21 $96,343	35.38 35.38
24 24th	7 Citrus	2 2	87974 $87,974	93489.90 $93,490	36.92 36.92
25 25th	7 Highlands	2 2	87668 $87,668	93224.16 $93,224	38.46 38.46
26 26th	7 Volusia	4 4	88564 $88,564	92129.41 $92,129	40.00 40.00
27 27th	7 Lake	3 3	89711 $89,711	92020.72 $92,021	41.54 41.54
28 28th	7 Nassau	1 1	90263 $90,263	91396.31 $91,396	43.08 43.08
29 29th	7 Flagler	2 2	87735 $87,735	91238.56 $91,239	44.62 44.62
30 30th	7 Seminole	3 3	89930 $89,930	90254.92 $90,255	46.15 46.15
31 31st	7 Lee	7 7	92310 $92,310	89961.99 $89,962	47.69 47.69
32 32nd	7 Suwannee	1 1	83152 $83,152	89104.16 $89,104	49.23 49.23
33 33rd	7 Wakulla	1 1	81849 $81,849	89005.00 $89,005	50.77 50.77
34 34th	7 Hernando	2 2	85512 $85,512	88247.68 $88,248	52.31 52.31
35 35th	7 Polk	6 6	85983 $85,983	86869.06 $86,869	53.85 53.85
36 36th	7 St. Johns	2 2	85038 $85,038	86676.18 $86,676	55.38 55.38
37 37th	7 Washington	1 1	77245 $77,245	84117.39 $84,117	56.92 56.92
38 38th	7 Hamilton	1 1	76614 $76,614	83521.20 $83,521	58.46 58.46
39 39th	7 Bradford	1 1	80577 $80,577	83456.24 $83,456	60.00 60.00
40 40th	7 Hendry	1 1	80949 $80,949	83409.58 $83,410	61.54 61.54
41 41st	7 Taylor	1 1	76902 $76,902	82823.91 $82,824	63.08 63.08
42 42nd	7 Calhoun	1 1	75230 $75,230	82344.57 $82,345	64.62 64.62
43 43rd	7 Jefferson	1 1	75885 $75,885	82037.84 $82,038	66.15 66.15
44 44th	7 Duval	5 5	82866 $82,866	81625.30 $81,625	67.69 67.69
45 45th	7 Hardee	1 1	78099 $78,099	81608.15 $81,608	69.23 69.23
46 46th	7 Liberty	1 1	74322 $74,322	81413.08 $81,413	70.77 70.77
47 47th	7 Columbia	1 1	77709 $77,709	80887.89 $80,888	72.31 72.31
48 48th	7 Union	1 1	76212 $76,212	79828.22 $79,828	73.85 73.85
49 49th	7 Palm Beach	13 13	81290 $81,290	78503.14 $78,503	75.38 75.38
50 50th	7 Okeechobee	1 1	75300 $75,300	78429.33 $78,429	76.92 76.92
51 51st	7 Levy	2 2	73066 $73,066	77762.88 $77,763	78.46 78.46
52 52nd	7 Holmes	1 1	69773 $69,773	76639.94 $76,640	80.00 80.00
53 53rd	7 Madison	1 1	69581 $69,581	76614.18 $76,614	81.54 81.54
54 54th	7 Jackson	1 1	70392 $70,392	76297.42 $76,297	83.08 83.08
55 55th	7 Franklin	1 1	69468 $69,468	75640.24 $75,640	84.62 84.62
56 56th	7 Dixie	1 1	69750 $69,750	75519.71 $75,520	86.15 86.15
57 57th	7 Pasco	5 5	74526 $74,526	75400.65 $75,401	87.69 87.69
58 58th	7 Baker	1 1	69540 $69,540	71572.66 $71,573	89.23 89.23
59 59th	7 Desoto	2 2	69007 $69,007	71082.61 $71,083	90.77 90.77
60 60th	7 Gadsden	2 2	64140 $64,140	68197.77 $68,198	92.31 92.31
61 61st	7 Glades	1 1	64900 $64,900	67519.77 $67,520	93.85 93.85
62 62nd	7 Gilchrist	2 2	63478 $63,478	66566.69 $66,567	95.38 95.38
63 63rd	7 Orange	4 4	66489 $66,489	65843.73 $65,844	96.92 96.92
64 64th	7 Bay	3 3	60148 $60,148	62936.07 $62,936	98.46 98.46
65 65th	7 Lafayette	1 1	52046 $52,046	57218.56 $57,219	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