2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Guidance

$50,395 average salary, 34th of 67 districts (Top 50.75%),
number of employees: 225
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	$50,441	$50,914.33	$50,395
2009	$51,535	$51,651.88	$50,655
2008	$52,253	$52,523.82	$51,258
2007	$52,788	$52,727.18	$51,409
2006	$51,305	$50,224.43	$49,009
2005	$48,460	$48,758.71	$47,569
2004	$47,212	$44,807.28	$44,292

Guidance Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	33 Flagler	31 31	62373 $62,373	64863.77 $64,864	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	33 Okaloosa	39 39	61228 $61,228	62804.39 $62,804	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	33 Taylor	6 6	58081 $58,081	62553.58 $62,554	4.48 4.48
4 4th	33 Hamilton	5 5	54538 $54,538	59454.92 $59,455	5.97 5.97
5 5th	33 Collier	108 108	60574 $60,574	59119.66 $59,120	7.46 7.46
6 6th	33 Sarasota	84 84	58804 $58,804	59105.44 $59,105	8.96 8.96
7 7th	33 Glades	5 5	55989 $55,989	58249.06 $58,249	10.45 10.45
8 8th	33 Charlotte	39 39	57298 $57,298	58040.92 $58,041	11.94 11.94
9 9th	33 Madison	5 5	51760 $51,760	56991.85 $56,992	13.43 13.43
10 10th	33 Okeechobee	17 17	54376 $54,376	56635.77 $56,636	14.93 14.93
11 11th	33 Suwannee	13 13	52677 $52,677	56447.71 $56,448	16.42 16.42
12 12th	33 Highlands	26 26	53054 $53,054	56416.42 $56,416	17.91 17.91
13 13th	33 Monroe	19 19	57978 $57,978	56202.02 $56,202	19.40 19.40
14 14th	33 Walton	17 17	54454 $54,454	55873.18 $55,873	20.90 20.90
15 15th	33 Hendry	11 11	53293 $53,293	54912.93 $54,913	22.39 22.39
16 16th	33 Lafayette	2 2	49917 $49,917	54877.97 $54,878	23.88 23.88
17 17th	33 Hardee	11 11	52401 $52,401	54755.49 $54,755	25.37 25.37
18 18th	33 Seminole	105 105	54544 $54,544	54741.07 $54,741	26.87 26.87
19 19th	33 Dade	869 869	54669 $54,669	53845.17 $53,845	28.36 28.36
20 20th	33 Santa Rosa	48 48	50595 $50,595	53830.19 $53,830	29.85 29.85
21 21st	33 Holmes	8 8	48919 $48,919	53733.52 $53,734	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	33 Citrus	41 41	50464 $50,464	53628.06 $53,628	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	33 Dixie	4 4	49522 $49,522	53618.45 $53,618	34.33 34.33
24 24th	33 Volusia	153 153	51214 $51,214	53275.77 $53,276	35.82 35.82
25 25th	33 Martin	37 37	52289 $52,289	52731.95 $52,732	37.31 37.31
26 26th	33 Franklin	2 2	48137 $48,137	52413.98 $52,414	38.81 38.81
27 27th	33 Indian River	27 27	51597 $51,597	52128.71 $52,129	40.30 40.30
28 28th	33 Putnam	28 28	49717 $49,717	52119.72 $52,120	41.79 41.79
29 29th	33 Sumter	20 20	50116 $50,116	51992.95 $51,993	43.28 43.28
30 30th	33 St. Johns	63 63	50667 $50,667	51643.05 $51,643	44.78 44.78
31 31st	33 Osceola	99 99	50616 $50,616	51313.87 $51,314	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	33 Nassau	24 24	50564 $50,564	51198.87 $51,199	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	33 Levy	15 15	48018 $48,018	51104.73 $51,105	49.25 49.25
34 34th	33 Polk	225 225	50395 $50,395	50914.33 $50,914	50.75 50.75
35 35th	33 Hillsborough	422 422	51581 $51,581	50793.70 $50,794	52.24 52.24
36 36th	33 Manatee	105 105	51343 $51,343	50594.21 $50,594	53.73 53.73
37 37th	33 Marion	93 93	48685 $48,685	50566.06 $50,566	55.22 55.22
38 38th	33 Clay	90 90	50035 $50,035	50453.77 $50,454	56.72 56.72
39 39th	33 Lee	120 120	51732 $51,732	50416.14 $50,416	58.21 58.21
40 40th	33 Duval	235 235	51026 $51,026	50262.02 $50,262	59.70 59.70
41 41st	33 Escambia	86 86	47600 $47,600	49775.18 $49,775	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	33 St. Lucie	116 116	49275 $49,275	49742.58 $49,743	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	33 Brevard	184 184	50048 $50,048	49542.66 $49,543	64.18 64.18
44 44th	33 Jackson	26 26	45624 $45,624	49451.55 $49,452	65.67 65.67
45 45th	33 Calhoun	5 5	45010 $45,010	49266.64 $49,267	67.16 67.16
46 46th	33 Pinellas	229 229	48797 $48,797	48992.97 $48,993	68.66 68.66
47 47th	33 Leon	71 71	46150 $46,150	48892.89 $48,893	70.15 70.15
48 48th	33 Wakulla	9 9	44927 $44,927	48854.94 $48,855	71.64 71.64
49 49th	33 Gilchrist	6 6	46485 $46,485	48746.85 $48,747	73.13 73.13
50 50th	33 Baker	8 8	47211 $47,211	48590.98 $48,591	74.63 74.63
51 51st	33 Washington	9 9	44505 $44,505	48464.55 $48,465	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	33 Palm Beach	369 369	49835 $49,835	48126.51 $48,127	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	33 Hernando	63 63	46475 $46,475	47961.82 $47,962	79.10 79.10
54 54th	33 Orange	299 299	48286 $48,286	47817.39 $47,817	80.60 80.60
55 55th	33 Lake	100 100	46391 $46,391	47585.39 $47,585	82.09 82.09
56 56th	33 Pasco	181 181	46695 $46,695	47243.02 $47,243	83.58 83.58
57 57th	33 Desoto	7 7	44792 $44,792	46139.27 $46,139	85.07 85.07
58 58th	33 Alachua	63 63	44344 $44,344	45560.46 $45,560	86.57 86.57
59 59th	33 Bay	74 74	42682 $42,682	44660.46 $44,660	88.06 88.06
60 60th	33 Gulf	5 5	40411 $40,411	43896.37 $43,896	89.55 89.55
61 61st	33 Broward	527 527	44704 $44,704	43503.31 $43,503	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	33 Columbia	24 24	41703 $41,703	43408.97 $43,409	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	33 Bradford	9 9	41339 $41,339	42816.16 $42,816	94.03 94.03
64 64th	33 Liberty	4 4	38201 $38,201	41845.77 $41,846	95.52 95.52
65 65th	33 Gadsden	19 19	37909 $37,909	40307.28 $40,307	97.01 97.01
66 66th	33 Union	5 5	38086 $38,086	39893.16 $39,893	98.51 98.51
67 67th	33 Jefferson	1 1	35831 $35,831	38736.22 $38,736	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