2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Custodian/Groundskeeper

$19,661 average salary, 61st of 66 districts (Top 92.42%),
number of employees: 707
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	$23,599	$19,863.61	$19,661
2009	$23,644	$19,537.07	$19,160
2008	$23,722	$19,628.04	$19,155
2007	$23,549	$19,947.69	$19,449
2006	$22,815	$19,066.41	$18,605
2005	$21,704	$18,570.11	$18,117
2004	$21,101	$17,236.22	$17,038

Custodian/Groundskeeper Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Custodian/Groundskeeper

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	53 Okaloosa	110 110	30655 $30,655	31444.25 $31,444	1.52 1.52
2 2nd	53 Monroe	75 75	32340 $32,340	31349.36 $31,349	3.03 3.03
3 3rd	53 Broward	1517 1,517	31458 $31,458	30613.08 $30,613	4.55 4.55
4 4th	53 Collier	5 5	31322 $31,322	30569.98 $30,570	6.06 6.06
5 5th	53 Duval	229 229	30583 $30,583	30125.10 $30,125	7.58 7.58
6 6th	53 Sarasota	312 312	29298 $29,298	29448.19 $29,448	9.09 9.09
7 7th	53 Marion	221 221	28241 $28,241	29332.16 $29,332	10.61 10.61
8 8th	53 Suwannee	38 38	26394 $26,394	28283.33 $28,283	12.12 12.12
9 9th	53 St. Johns	229 229	27345 $27,345	27871.78 $27,872	13.64 13.64
10 10th	53 Columbia	67 67	26757 $26,757	27851.57 $27,852	15.15 15.15
11 11th	53 Indian River	110 110	27220 $27,220	27500.51 $27,501	16.67 16.67
12 12th	53 Putnam	94 94	26203 $26,203	27469.34 $27,469	18.18 18.18
13 13th	53 Santa Rosa	11 11	25707 $25,707	27350.78 $27,351	19.70 19.70
14 14th	53 Highlands	67 67	25296 $25,296	26899.19 $26,899	21.21 21.21
15 15th	53 Baker	31 31	26081 $26,081	26843.35 $26,843	22.73 22.73
16 16th	53 Nassau	96 96	25916 $25,916	26241.39 $26,241	24.24 24.24
17 17th	53 Wakulla	48 48	24030 $24,030	26130.93 $26,131	25.76 25.76
18 18th	53 Clay	248 248	25857 $25,857	26073.41 $26,073	27.27 27.27
19 19th	53 Liberty	12 12	23458 $23,458	25696.13 $25,696	28.79 28.79
20 20th	53 Charlotte	116 116	25275 $25,275	25602.71 $25,603	30.30 30.30
21 21st	53 Citrus	129 129	24074 $24,074	25583.42 $25,583	31.82 31.82
22 22nd	53 Madison	18 18	22959 $22,959	25279.67 $25,280	33.33 33.33
23 23rd	53 Desoto	25 25	24538 $24,538	25276.06 $25,276	34.85 34.85
24 24th	53 Walton	85 85	24487 $24,487	25125.18 $25,125	36.36 36.36
25 25th	53 Osceola	251 251	24726 $24,726	25066.91 $25,067	37.88 37.88
26 26th	53 Dixie	13 13	22779 $22,779	24663.27 $24,663	39.39 39.39
27 27th	53 Volusia	438 438	23475 $23,475	24420.06 $24,420	40.91 40.91
28 28th	53 Sumter	46 46	23166 $23,166	24033.61 $24,034	42.42 42.42
29 29th	53 Okeechobee	50 50	23071 $23,071	24029.79 $24,030	43.94 43.94
30 30th	53 Pinellas	677 677	23895 $23,895	23990.96 $23,991	45.45 45.45
31 31st	53 St. Lucie	223 223	23254 $23,254	23474.66 $23,475	46.97 46.97
32 32nd	53 Seminole	280 280	23208 $23,208	23291.85 $23,292	48.48 48.48
33 33rd	53 Leon	271 271	21940 $21,940	23243.99 $23,244	50.00 50.00
34 34th	53 Dade	2309 2,309	23589 $23,589	23233.53 $23,234	51.52 51.52
35 35th	53 Gulf	15 15	21377 $21,377	23220.73 $23,221	53.03 53.03
36 36th	53 Manatee	350 350	23489 $23,489	23146.43 $23,146	54.55 54.55
37 37th	53 Flagler	86 86	22231 $22,231	23118.76 $23,119	56.06 56.06
38 38th	53 Bay	77 77	22077 $22,077	23100.35 $23,100	57.58 57.58
39 39th	53 Hamilton	15 15	21183 $21,183	23092.77 $23,093	59.09 59.09
40 40th	53 Hernando	207 207	22351 $22,351	23066.05 $23,066	60.61 60.61
41 41st	53 Alachua	236 236	22410 $22,410	23024.76 $23,025	62.12 62.12
42 42nd	53 Franklin	11 11	21004 $21,004	22870.21 $22,870	63.64 63.64
43 43rd	53 Hendry	48 48	22024 $22,024	22693.46 $22,693	65.15 65.15
44 44th	53 Brevard	590 590	22913 $22,913	22681.65 $22,682	66.67 66.67
45 45th	53 Lee	480 480	23140 $23,140	22551.41 $22,551	68.18 68.18
46 46th	53 Glades	10 10	21377 $21,377	22239.91 $22,240	69.70 69.70
47 47th	53 Palm Beach	1249 1,249	22991 $22,991	22202.80 $22,203	71.21 71.21
48 48th	53 Hardee	33 33	21062 $21,062	22008.36 $22,008	72.73 72.73
49 49th	53 Levy	66 66	20574 $20,574	21896.55 $21,897	74.24 74.24
50 50th	53 Taylor	27 27	20134 $20,134	21684.44 $21,684	75.76 75.76
51 51st	53 Jackson	63 63	19947 $19,947	21620.42 $21,620	77.27 77.27
52 52nd	53 Martin	164 164	21410 $21,410	21591.37 $21,591	78.79 78.79
53 53rd	53 Orange	1027 1,027	21290 $21,290	21083.38 $21,083	80.30 80.30
54 54th	53 Pasco	643 643	20630 $20,630	20872.12 $20,872	81.82 81.82
55 55th	53 Gadsden	58 58	19351 $19,351	20575.23 $20,575	83.33 83.33
56 56th	53 Union	15 15	19642 $19,642	20574.00 $20,574	84.85 84.85
57 57th	53 Holmes	17 17	18572 $18,572	20399.82 $20,400	86.36 86.36
58 58th	53 Escambia	208 208	19446 $19,446	20334.62 $20,335	87.88 87.88
59 59th	53 Calhoun	14 14	18401 $18,401	20141.20 $20,141	89.39 89.39
60 60th	53 Jefferson	8 8	18603 $18,603	20111.35 $20,111	90.91 90.91
61 61st	53 Polk	707 707	19661 $19,661	19863.61 $19,864	92.42 92.42
62 62nd	53 Gilchrist	7 7	18272 $18,272	19161.07 $19,161	93.94 93.94
63 63rd	53 Lafayette	6 6	17412 $17,412	19142.48 $19,142	95.45 95.45
64 64th	53 Lake	386 386	18569 $18,569	19047.08 $19,047	96.97 96.97
65 65th	53 Hillsborough	1533 1,533	19306 $19,306	19011.32 $19,011	98.48 98.48
66 66th	53 Bradford	30 30	17535 $17,535	18161.57 $18,162	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