2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Selected Instructional Personnel

$43,147 average salary, 57th of 67 districts (Top 85.07%),
number of employees: 7,812
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	$46,017	$43,591.63	$43,147
2009	$47,007	$44,056.29	$43,206
2008	$47,272	$44,602.93	$43,528
2007	$47,287	$44,885.13	$43,763
2006	$45,664	$42,960.65	$41,921
2005	$43,048	$41,338.66	$40,330
2004	$41,939	$38,278.20	$37,838

Selected Instructional Personnel Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Selected Instructional Personnel

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	32 Sarasota	2836 2,836	56152 $56,152	56439.84 $56,440	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	32 Monroe	647 647	57836 $57,836	56064.37 $56,064	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	32 Okaloosa	1916 1,916	51388 $51,388	52711.05 $52,711	4.48 4.48
4 4th	32 Collier	3257 3,257	52805 $52,805	51537.19 $51,537	5.97 5.97
5 5th	32 Dade	21291 21,291	51716 $51,716	50936.67 $50,937	7.46 7.46
6 6th	32 Flagler	920 920	48729 $48,729	50674.92 $50,675	8.96 8.96
7 7th	32 Suwannee	443 443	46659 $46,659	49998.93 $49,999	10.45 10.45
8 8th	32 Charlotte	1227 1,227	48609 $48,609	49239.26 $49,239	11.94 11.94
9 9th	32 Putnam	747 747	46869 $46,869	49134.08 $49,134	13.43 13.43
10 10th	32 Sumter	422 422	46835 $46,835	48589.07 $48,589	14.93 14.93
11 11th	32 Seminole	4586 4,586	48262 $48,262	48436.37 $48,436	16.42 16.42
12 12th	32 Citrus	1342 1,342	45129 $45,129	47958.55 $47,959	17.91 17.91
13 13th	32 St. Johns	2075 2,075	46972 $46,972	47876.87 $47,877	19.40 19.40
14 14th	32 Highlands	914 914	44979 $44,979	47829.65 $47,830	20.90 20.90
15 15th	32 Santa Rosa	1829 1,829	44840 $44,840	47707.20 $47,707	22.39 22.39
16 16th	32 Manatee	3125 3,125	48183 $48,183	47480.29 $47,480	23.88 23.88
17 17th	32 Walton	609 609	46071 $46,071	47271.70 $47,272	25.37 25.37
18 18th	32 Hamilton	144 144	43362 $43,362	47271.34 $47,271	26.87 26.87
19 19th	32 Lafayette	83 83	42647 $42,647	46885.44 $46,885	28.36 28.36
20 20th	32 Martin	1355 1,355	46276 $46,276	46668.01 $46,668	29.85 29.85
21 21st	32 Glades	138 138	44768 $44,768	46575.11 $46,575	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	32 Osceola	3504 3,504	45920 $45,920	46553.12 $46,553	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	32 Indian River	1270 1,270	46010 $46,010	46484.14 $46,484	34.33 34.33
24 24th	32 Washington	302 302	42624 $42,624	46416.20 $46,416	35.82 35.82
25 25th	32 Volusia	4734 4,734	44585 $44,585	46379.90 $46,380	37.31 37.31
26 26th	32 Pinellas	8632 8,632	46047 $46,047	46231.93 $46,232	38.81 38.81
27 27th	32 Duval	8794 8,794	46914 $46,914	46211.58 $46,212	40.30 40.30
28 28th	32 Gulf	174 174	42478 $42,478	46141.65 $46,142	41.79 41.79
29 29th	32 Franklin	94 94	42371 $42,371	46135.67 $46,136	43.28 43.28
30 30th	32 Clay	2868 2,868	45698 $45,698	46080.47 $46,080	44.78 44.78
31 31st	32 Nassau	788 788	45500 $45,500	46071.28 $46,071	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	32 Levy	422 422	43196 $43,196	45972.75 $45,973	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	32 Palm Beach	12974 12,974	47527 $47,527	45897.63 $45,898	49.25 49.25
34 34th	32 Holmes	268 268	41715 $41,715	45820.52 $45,821	50.75 50.75
35 35th	32 Okeechobee	502 502	43946 $43,946	45772.32 $45,772	52.24 52.24
36 36th	32 Marion	3194 3,194	44048 $44,048	45749.90 $45,750	53.73 53.73
37 37th	32 Madison	213 213	41248 $41,248	45417.31 $45,417	55.22 55.22
38 38th	32 Taylor	213 213	42130 $42,130	45374.26 $45,374	56.72 56.72
39 39th	32 Hillsborough	18283 18,283	46052 $46,052	45349.09 $45,349	58.21 58.21
40 40th	32 Dixie	135 135	41848 $41,848	45309.66 $45,310	59.70 59.70
41 41st	32 Gilchrist	196 196	43160 $43,160	45260.07 $45,260	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	32 Bay	2071 2,071	42852 $42,852	44838.34 $44,838	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	32 Hardee	385 385	42834 $42,834	44758.62 $44,759	64.18 64.18
44 44th	32 Leon	2472 2,472	42223 $42,223	44732.49 $44,732	65.67 65.67
45 45th	32 Lee	5570 5,570	45868 $45,868	44701.30 $44,701	67.16 67.16
46 46th	32 Jackson	623 623	41167 $41,167	44620.64 $44,621	68.66 68.66
47 47th	32 Orange	13442 13,442	44971 $44,971	44534.56 $44,535	70.15 70.15
48 48th	32 Brevard	5407 5,407	44924 $44,924	44470.40 $44,470	71.64 71.64
49 49th	32 Hendry	458 458	43123 $43,123	44433.80 $44,434	73.13 73.13
50 50th	32 Hernando	1844 1,844	42964 $42,964	44338.49 $44,338	74.63 74.63
51 51st	32 Jefferson	87 87	40987 $40,987	44310.27 $44,310	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	32 Wakulla	362 362	40570 $40,570	44117.01 $44,117	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	32 Calhoun	196 196	40221 $40,221	44024.74 $44,025	79.10 79.10
54 54th	32 Liberty	126 126	40102 $40,102	43928.14 $43,928	80.60 80.60
55 55th	32 Baker	327 327	42624 $42,624	43869.91 $43,870	82.09 82.09
56 56th	32 Escambia	3231 3,231	41900 $41,900	43814.70 $43,815	83.58 83.58
57 57th	32 Polk	7812 7,812	43147 $43,147	43591.63 $43,592	85.07 85.07
58 58th	32 Pasco	5545 5,545	42965 $42,965	43469.24 $43,469	86.57 86.57
59 59th	32 St. Lucie	2862 2,862	42883 $42,883	43289.93 $43,290	88.06 88.06
60 60th	32 Lake	3146 3,146	41933 $41,933	43012.62 $43,013	89.55 89.55
61 61st	32 Columbia	805 805	41213 $41,213	42898.93 $42,899	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	32 Desoto	347 347	41482 $41,482	42729.71 $42,730	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	32 Alachua	2133 2,133	41466 $41,466	42603.51 $42,604	94.03 94.03
64 64th	32 Broward	17400 17,400	42328 $42,328	41191.12 $41,191	95.52 95.52
65 65th	32 Bradford	266 266	39438 $39,438	40847.23 $40,847	97.01 97.01
66 66th	32 Union	167 167	37935 $37,935	39735.00 $39,735	98.51 98.51
67 67th	32 Gadsden	499 499	35946 $35,946	38220.10 $38,220	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