2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Secretary

$25,458 average salary, 63rd of 67 districts (Top 94.03%),
number of employees: 560
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	$31,719	$25,720.35	$25,458
2009	$31,776	$25,724.48	$25,228
2008	$31,978	$26,199.41	$25,568
2007	$31,831	$26,518.97	$25,856
2006	$30,693	$25,920.27	$25,293
2005	$29,047	$24,826.77	$24,221
2004	$27,863	$21,233.18	$20,989

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

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Secretary

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	43 Monroe	20 20	43288 $43,288	41962.00 $41,962	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	43 St. Johns	94 94	39395 $39,395	40153.91 $40,154	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	43 Dade	791 791	38513 $38,513	37932.63 $37,933	4.48 4.48
4 4th	43 Columbia	20 20	35946 $35,946	37416.47 $37,416	5.97 5.97
5 5th	43 Palm Beach	398 398	38405 $38,405	37088.36 $37,088	7.46 7.46
6 6th	43 Osceola	102 102	36463 $36,463	36965.73 $36,966	8.96 8.96
7 7th	43 St. Lucie	67 67	36454 $36,454	36799.92 $36,800	10.45 10.45
8 8th	43 Volusia	253 253	35182 $35,182	36598.36 $36,598	11.94 11.94
9 9th	43 Marion	72 72	35215 $35,215	36575.61 $36,576	13.43 13.43
10 10th	43 Okaloosa	134 134	35178 $35,178	36083.70 $36,084	14.93 14.93
11 11th	43 Wakulla	36 36	33161 $33,161	36060.24 $36,060	16.42 16.42
12 12th	43 Brevard	163 163	35775 $35,775	35413.78 $35,414	17.91 17.91
13 13th	43 Bay	64 64	33837 $33,837	35405.46 $35,405	19.40 19.40
14 14th	43 Lee	211 211	36320 $36,320	35396.16 $35,396	20.90 20.90
15 15th	43 Madison	20 20	32065 $32,065	35306.10 $35,306	22.39 22.39
16 16th	43 Alachua	116 116	34324 $34,324	35265.59 $35,266	23.88 23.88
17 17th	43 Santa Rosa	68 68	32887 $32,887	34989.89 $34,990	25.37 25.37
18 18th	43 Putnam	53 53	33370 $33,370	34982.70 $34,983	26.87 26.87
19 19th	43 Suwannee	33 33	32614 $32,614	34948.56 $34,949	28.36 28.36
20 20th	43 Walton	33 33	33993 $33,993	34878.92 $34,879	29.85 29.85
21 21st	43 Sumter	27 27	33619 $33,619	34878.10 $34,878	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	43 Lafayette	4 4	31500 $31,500	34630.61 $34,631	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	43 Escambia	137 137	32491 $32,491	33975.74 $33,976	34.33 34.33
24 24th	43 Leon	188 188	31778 $31,778	33666.70 $33,667	35.82 35.82
25 25th	43 Franklin	6 6	30507 $30,507	33217.55 $33,218	37.31 37.31
26 26th	43 Baker	20 20	32262 $32,262	33205.02 $33,205	38.81 38.81
27 27th	43 Taylor	22 22	30597 $30,597	32953.15 $32,953	40.30 40.30
28 28th	43 Bradford	16 16	31692 $31,692	32824.44 $32,824	41.79 41.79
29 29th	43 Jackson	29 29	30178 $30,178	32709.73 $32,710	43.28 43.28
30 30th	43 Levy	36 36	30616 $30,616	32584.08 $32,584	44.78 44.78
31 31st	43 Duval	145 145	32911 $32,911	32418.24 $32,418	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	43 Charlotte	89 89	31913 $31,913	32326.78 $32,327	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	43 Hamilton	11 11	29517 $29,517	32178.13 $32,178	49.25 49.25
34 34th	43 Desoto	20 20	30951 $30,951	31881.95 $31,882	50.75 50.75
35 35th	43 Orange	191 191	32144 $32,144	31832.05 $31,832	52.24 52.24
36 36th	43 Gulf	17 17	29196 $29,196	31714.10 $31,714	53.73 53.73
37 37th	43 Union	11 11	29907 $29,907	31326.07 $31,326	55.22 55.22
38 38th	43 Nassau	31 31	30423 $30,423	30804.98 $30,805	56.72 56.72
39 39th	43 Sarasota	151 151	30617 $30,617	30773.95 $30,774	58.21 58.21
40 40th	43 Hardee	47 47	29282 $29,282	30597.70 $30,598	59.70 59.70
41 41st	43 Clay	253 253	30067 $30,067	30318.64 $30,319	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	43 Washington	54 54	27803 $27,803	30276.60 $30,277	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	43 Flagler	58 58	29057 $29,057	30217.35 $30,217	64.18 64.18
44 44th	43 Okeechobee	30 30	28968 $28,968	30171.86 $30,172	65.67 65.67
45 45th	43 Citrus	77 77	28271 $28,271	30043.57 $30,044	67.16 67.16
46 46th	43 Indian River	56 56	29629 $29,629	29934.33 $29,934	68.66 68.66
47 47th	43 Hendry	21 21	29017 $29,017	29899.02 $29,899	70.15 70.15
48 48th	43 Gilchrist	8 8	28044 $28,044	29408.56 $29,409	71.64 71.64
49 49th	43 Collier	254 254	29925 $29,925	29206.52 $29,207	73.13 73.13
50 50th	43 Pinellas	231 231	28617 $28,617	28731.93 $28,732	74.63 74.63
51 51st	43 Highlands	42 42	26845 $26,845	28546.36 $28,546	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	43 Hillsborough	441 441	28955 $28,955	28513.05 $28,513	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	43 Glades	12 12	27380 $27,380	28485.23 $28,485	79.10 79.10
54 54th	43 Calhoun	6 6	25905 $25,905	28354.86 $28,355	80.60 80.60
55 55th	43 Manatee	125 125	28729 $28,729	28310.01 $28,310	82.09 82.09
56 56th	43 Martin	78 78	27908 $27,908	28144.41 $28,144	83.58 83.58
57 57th	43 Jefferson	5 5	25914 $25,914	28015.14 $28,015	85.07 85.07
58 58th	43 Broward	320 320	28728 $28,728	27956.40 $27,956	86.57 86.57
59 59th	43 Gadsden	39 39	26239 $26,239	27898.99 $27,899	88.06 88.06
60 60th	43 Liberty	6 6	25205 $25,205	27609.81 $27,610	89.55 89.55
61 61st	43 Holmes	5 5	24442 $24,442	26847.54 $26,848	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	43 Pasco	116 116	26408 $26,408	26717.93 $26,718	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	43 Polk	560 560	25458 $25,458	25720.35 $25,720	94.03 94.03
64 64th	43 Hernando	115 115	24826 $24,826	25620.23 $25,620	95.52 95.52
65 65th	43 Seminole	298 298	25118 $25,118	25208.75 $25,209	97.01 97.01
66 66th	43 Lake	108 108	23800 $23,800	24412.76 $24,413	98.51 98.51
67 67th	43 Dixie	5 5	18362 $18,362	19880.90 $19,881	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