2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Teacher

$42,726 average salary, 58th of 67 districts (Top 86.57%),
number of employees: 7,418
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	$45,723	$43,166.30	$42,726
2009	$46,696	$43,602.53	$42,761
2008	$46,938	$44,143.87	$43,080
2007	$46,922	$44,435.90	$43,325
2006	$45,298	$42,534.33	$41,505
2005	$42,702	$40,913.28	$39,915
2004	$41,587	$37,871.52	$37,436

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

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Teacher

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	36 Sarasota	2715 2,715	55994 $55,994	56281.03 $56,281	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	36 Monroe	615 615	57798 $57,798	56027.53 $56,028	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	36 Okaloosa	1860 1,860	51082 $51,082	52397.17 $52,397	4.48 4.48
4 4th	36 Collier	3069 3,069	52320 $52,320	51063.83 $51,064	5.97 5.97
5 5th	36 Dade	19851 19,851	51408 $51,408	50633.31 $50,633	7.46 7.46
6 6th	36 Flagler	876 876	48067 $48,067	49986.48 $49,986	8.96 8.96
7 7th	36 Suwannee	421 421	46440 $46,440	49764.25 $49,764	10.45 10.45
8 8th	36 Charlotte	1158 1,158	48088 $48,088	48711.51 $48,712	11.94 11.94
9 9th	36 Putnam	696 696	46386 $46,386	48627.74 $48,628	13.43 13.43
10 10th	36 Sumter	391 391	46528 $46,528	48270.57 $48,271	14.93 14.93
11 11th	36 Seminole	4417 4,417	47985 $47,985	48158.37 $48,158	16.42 16.42
12 12th	36 St. Johns	1971 1,971	46673 $46,673	47572.11 $47,572	17.91 17.91
13 13th	36 Citrus	1271 1,271	44765 $44,765	47571.73 $47,572	19.40 19.40
14 14th	36 Santa Rosa	1741 1,741	44561 $44,561	47410.36 $47,410	20.90 20.90
15 15th	36 Highlands	868 868	44550 $44,550	47373.46 $47,373	22.39 22.39
16 16th	36 Manatee	2949 2,949	47819 $47,819	47121.60 $47,122	23.88 23.88
17 17th	36 Hamilton	136 136	42947 $42,947	46818.93 $46,819	25.37 25.37
18 18th	36 Walton	579 579	45625 $45,625	46814.08 $46,814	26.87 26.87
19 19th	36 Lafayette	79 79	42182 $42,182	46374.23 $46,374	28.36 28.36
20 20th	36 Washington	288 288	42493 $42,493	46273.55 $46,274	29.85 29.85
21 21st	36 Indian River	1212 1,212	45796 $45,796	46267.93 $46,268	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	36 Martin	1291 1,291	45841 $45,841	46229.33 $46,229	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	36 Osceola	3326 3,326	45574 $45,574	46202.35 $46,202	34.33 34.33
24 24th	36 Gulf	165 165	42476 $42,476	46139.47 $46,139	35.82 35.82
25 25th	36 Pinellas	8223 8,223	45837 $45,837	46021.08 $46,021	37.31 37.31
26 26th	36 Volusia	4491 4,491	44234 $44,234	46014.77 $46,015	38.81 38.81
27 27th	36 Glades	131 131	44196 $44,196	45980.02 $45,980	40.30 40.30
28 28th	36 Franklin	90 90	42216 $42,216	45966.90 $45,967	41.79 41.79
29 29th	36 Duval	8388 8,388	46541 $46,541	45844.17 $45,844	43.28 43.28
30 30th	36 Palm Beach	12388 12,388	47359 $47,359	45735.39 $45,735	44.78 44.78
31 31st	36 Clay	2719 2,719	45353 $45,353	45732.58 $45,733	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	36 Levy	401 401	42927 $42,927	45686.46 $45,686	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	36 Nassau	743 743	45066 $45,066	45631.83 $45,632	49.25 49.25
34 34th	36 Holmes	253 253	41373 $41,373	45444.86 $45,445	50.75 50.75
35 35th	36 Marion	3042 3,042	43706 $43,706	45394.68 $45,395	52.24 52.24
36 36th	36 Okeechobee	474 474	43377 $43,377	45179.67 $45,180	53.73 53.73
37 37th	36 Hillsborough	17463 17,463	45763 $45,763	45064.50 $45,065	55.22 55.22
38 38th	36 Gilchrist	186 186	42931 $42,931	45019.92 $45,020	56.72 56.72
39 39th	36 Madison	205 205	40882 $40,882	45014.31 $45,014	58.21 58.21
40 40th	36 Dixie	130 130	41540 $41,540	44976.18 $44,976	59.70 59.70
41 41st	36 Bay	1956 1,956	42741 $42,741	44722.19 $44,722	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	36 Taylor	204 204	41494 $41,494	44689.28 $44,689	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	36 Lee	5393 5,393	45678 $45,678	44516.13 $44,516	64.18 64.18
44 44th	36 Jefferson	84 84	41171 $41,171	44509.19 $44,509	65.67 65.67
45 45th	36 Leon	2346 2,346	42003 $42,003	44499.42 $44,499	67.16 67.16
46 46th	36 Jackson	584 584	40846 $40,846	44272.71 $44,273	68.66 68.66
47 47th	36 Orange	12899 12,899	44695 $44,695	44261.24 $44,261	70.15 70.15
48 48th	36 Hardee	365 365	42354 $42,354	44257.05 $44,257	71.64 71.64
49 49th	36 Brevard	5101 5,101	44611 $44,611	44160.56 $44,161	73.13 73.13
50 50th	36 Hendry	438 438	42778 $42,778	44078.31 $44,078	74.63 74.63
51 51st	36 Hernando	1752 1,752	42681 $42,681	44046.44 $44,046	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	36 Wakulla	345 345	40409 $40,409	43941.93 $43,942	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	36 Liberty	118 118	40047 $40,047	43867.89 $43,868	79.10 79.10
54 54th	36 Calhoun	185 185	39788 $39,788	43550.79 $43,551	80.60 80.60
55 55th	36 Baker	310 310	42298 $42,298	43534.38 $43,534	82.09 82.09
56 56th	36 Escambia	3081 3,081	41560 $41,560	43459.17 $43,459	83.58 83.58
57 57th	36 Pasco	5229 5,229	42710 $42,710	43211.25 $43,211	85.07 85.07
58 58th	36 Polk	7418 7,418	42726 $42,726	43166.30 $43,166	86.57 86.57
59 59th	36 St. Lucie	2698 2,698	42413 $42,413	42815.47 $42,815	88.06 88.06
60 60th	36 Columbia	765 765	41085 $41,085	42765.69 $42,766	89.55 89.55
61 61st	36 Lake	2981 2,981	41630 $41,630	42701.82 $42,702	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	36 Desoto	334 334	41297 $41,297	42539.14 $42,539	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	36 Alachua	2007 2,007	41204 $41,204	42334.33 $42,334	94.03 94.03
64 64th	36 Broward	16531 16,531	42181 $42,181	41048.07 $41,048	95.52 95.52
65 65th	36 Bradford	251 251	39090 $39,090	40486.79 $40,487	97.01 97.01
66 66th	36 Union	159 159	37895 $37,895	39693.10 $39,693	98.51 98.51
67 67th	36 Gadsden	465 465	35721 $35,721	37980.86 $37,981	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