2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Selected Support and Technical Personnel

$18,580 average salary, 60th of 67 districts (Top 89.55%),
number of employees: 4,731
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
2011	$21,963	$18,888.10	$18,601
2010	$21,920	$18,771.47	$18,580
2009	$22,008	$18,566.33	$18,208
2008	$21,951	$18,833.90	$18,380
2007	$21,779	$18,997.95	$18,523
2006	$20,929	$18,324.45	$17,881
2005	$19,800	$17,782.90	$17,349
2004	$19,158	$15,694.49	$15,514

Selected Support and Technical Personnel Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Selected Support and Technical Personnel

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	37 Okaloosa	695 695	28999 $28,999	29745.61 $29,746	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	37 Santa Rosa	589 589	26497 $26,497	28191.30 $28,191	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	37 Dade	8396 8,396	28038 $28,038	27615.48 $27,615	4.48 4.48
4 4th	37 St. Johns	973 973	26610 $26,610	27122.62 $27,123	5.97 5.97
5 5th	37 Lafayette	55 55	23708 $23,708	26064.20 $26,064	7.46 7.46
6 6th	37 Broward	7068 7,068	26717 $26,717	25999.42 $25,999	8.96 8.96
7 7th	37 Suwannee	294 294	23543 $23,543	25228.25 $25,228	10.45 10.45
8 8th	37 Washington	183 183	22804 $22,804	24832.84 $24,833	11.94 11.94
9 9th	37 Baker	201 201	23679 $23,679	24371.14 $24,371	13.43 13.43
10 10th	37 Lee	2606 2,606	24925 $24,925	24291.00 $24,291	14.93 14.93
11 11th	37 Indian River	599 599	23905 $23,905	24151.34 $24,151	16.42 16.42
12 12th	37 Putnam	642 642	22867 $22,867	23972.11 $23,972	17.91 17.91
13 13th	37 Collier	1526 1,526	24209 $24,209	23627.76 $23,628	19.40 19.40
14 14th	37 Walton	418 418	22730 $22,730	23322.39 $23,322	20.90 20.90
15 15th	37 Gulf	101 101	21449 $21,449	23298.94 $23,299	22.39 22.39
16 16th	37 Hamilton	101 101	21357 $21,357	23282.46 $23,282	23.88 23.88
17 17th	37 Palm Beach	3875 3,875	23950 $23,950	23128.92 $23,129	25.37 25.37
18 18th	37 St. Lucie	1528 1,528	22881 $22,881	23098.12 $23,098	26.87 26.87
19 19th	37 Glades	105 105	22020 $22,020	22908.86 $22,909	28.36 28.36
20 20th	37 Duval	2667 2,667	22937 $22,937	22593.58 $22,594	29.85 29.85
21 21st	37 Madison	153 153	20239 $20,239	22284.74 $22,285	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	37 Seminole	2035 2,035	22155 $22,155	22235.05 $22,235	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	37 Martin	637 637	21810 $21,810	21994.76 $21,995	34.33 34.33
24 24th	37 Bay	886 886	20969 $20,969	21940.99 $21,941	35.82 35.82
25 25th	37 Liberty	67 67	20010 $20,010	21919.16 $21,919	37.31 37.31
26 26th	37 Leon	1537 1,537	20582 $20,582	21805.28 $21,805	38.81 38.81
27 27th	37 Hardee	233 233	20789 $20,789	21723.09 $21,723	40.30 40.30
28 28th	37 Levy	424 424	20399 $20,399	21710.30 $21,710	41.79 41.79
29 29th	37 Nassau	471 471	21385 $21,385	21653.50 $21,654	43.28 43.28
30 30th	37 Sarasota	1784 1,784	21496 $21,496	21606.19 $21,606	44.78 44.78
31 31st	37 Charlotte	879 879	21314 $21,314	21590.36 $21,590	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	37 Wakulla	272 272	19820 $19,820	21552.85 $21,553	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	37 Monroe	487 487	22202 $22,202	21521.91 $21,522	49.25 49.25
34 34th	37 Columbia	489 489	20563 $20,563	21404.18 $21,404	50.75 50.75
35 35th	37 Marion	2291 2,291	20459 $20,459	21249.48 $21,249	52.24 52.24
36 36th	37 Flagler	519 519	20376 $20,376	21189.68 $21,190	53.73 53.73
37 37th	37 Osceola	1983 1,983	20893 $20,893	21181.06 $21,181	55.22 55.22
38 38th	37 Clay	1628 1,628	20781 $20,781	20954.93 $20,955	56.72 56.72
39 39th	37 Escambia	1674 1,674	19980 $19,980	20893.03 $20,893	58.21 58.21
40 40th	37 Pinellas	4106 4,106	20809 $20,809	20892.57 $20,893	59.70 59.70
41 41st	37 Franklin	87 87	19183 $19,183	20887.41 $20,887	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	37 Desoto	222 222	20268 $20,268	20877.63 $20,878	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	37 Brevard	2670 2,670	21000 $21,000	20787.96 $20,788	64.18 64.18
44 44th	37 Citrus	914 914	19518 $19,518	20741.76 $20,742	65.67 65.67
45 45th	37 Highlands	551 551	19457 $19,457	20690.13 $20,690	67.16 67.16
46 46th	37 Sumter	368 368	19942 $19,942	20688.87 $20,689	68.66 68.66
47 47th	37 Taylor	192 192	19145 $19,145	20619.28 $20,619	70.15 70.15
48 48th	37 Okeechobee	317 317	19787 $19,787	20609.31 $20,609	71.64 71.64
49 49th	37 Manatee	1847 1,847	20814 $20,814	20510.45 $20,510	73.13 73.13
50 50th	37 Jackson	404 404	18858 $18,858	20440.06 $20,440	74.63 74.63
51 51st	37 Alachua	1439 1,439	19850 $19,850	20394.53 $20,395	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	37 Volusia	2570 2,570	19379 $19,379	20159.16 $20,159	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	37 Hernando	1002 1,002	19463 $19,463	20085.66 $20,086	79.10 79.10
54 54th	37 Gilchrist	133 133	19022 $19,022	19947.57 $19,948	80.60 80.60
55 55th	37 Hendry	308 308	19270 $19,270	19855.74 $19,856	82.09 82.09
56 56th	37 Hillsborough	7701 7,701	19946 $19,946	19641.56 $19,642	83.58 83.58
57 57th	37 Gadsden	340 340	18227 $18,227	19380.12 $19,380	85.07 85.07
58 58th	37 Bradford	181 181	18504 $18,504	19165.20 $19,165	86.57 86.57
59 59th	37 Holmes	138 138	17256 $17,256	18954.31 $18,954	88.06 88.06
60 60th	37 Polk	4731 4,731	18580 $18,580	18771.47 $18,771	89.55 89.55
61 61st	37 Jefferson	57 57	17324 $17,324	18728.65 $18,729	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	37 Orange	6545 6,545	18897 $18,897	18713.61 $18,714	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	37 Union	120 120	17404 $17,404	18229.81 $18,230	94.03 94.03
64 64th	37 Dixie	127 127	16837 $16,837	18229.75 $18,230	95.52 95.52
65 65th	37 Calhoun	115 115	16439 $16,439	17993.65 $17,994	97.01 97.01
66 66th	37 Pasco	3249 3,249	17664 $17,664	17871.31 $17,871	98.51 98.51
67 67th	37 Lake	1964 1,964	17335 $17,335	17781.31 $17,781	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