2010-11 Polk County Education Staff Salaries

Top District-Level Administrative Personnel

$66,407 average salary, 14th of 67 districts (Top 20.90%),
number of employees: 10
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	$61,031	$67,091.33	$66,407
2009	$60,965	$65,398.18	$64,136
2008	$62,119	$73,989.14	$72,206
2007	$63,355	$73,962.05	$72,113
2006	$60,878	$70,103.50	$68,407
2005	$57,500	$68,577.29	$66,904
2004	$55,323	$67,781.49	$67,002

Top District-Level Administrative Personnel Salaries vs. Student Scores (County-by-County)

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Polk County Education Staff Salaries (2010-11)

Top District-Level Administrative Personnel

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Rank	County	Number of Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Salary (FPLI Applied)	Top %
1 1st	2 Duval	16 16	100871 $100,871	99360.72 $99,361	1.49 1.49
2 2nd	2 Orange	26 26	98742 $98,742	97783.72 $97,784	2.99 2.99
3 3rd	2 Brevard	10 10	85766 $85,766	84900.02 $84,900	4.48 4.48
4 4th	2 Hillsborough	11 11	85337 $85,337	84034.47 $84,034	5.97 5.97
5 5th	2 Palm Beach	16 16	86878 $86,878	83899.57 $83,900	7.46 7.46
6 6th	2 Pinellas	16 16	82981 $82,981	83314.26 $83,314	8.96 8.96
7 7th	2 Broward	13 13	83249 $83,249	81013.04 $81,013	10.45 10.45
8 8th	2 Volusia	9 9	76703 $76,703	79790.91 $79,791	11.94 11.94
9 9th	2 St. Lucie	11 11	78235 $78,235	78977.39 $78,977	13.43 13.43
10 10th	2 Osceola	8 8	75483 $75,483	76523.72 $76,524	14.93 14.93
11 11th	2 Dade	12 12	74714 $74,714	73588.10 $73,588	16.42 16.42
12 12th	2 Collier	6 6	72337 $72,337	70600.23 $70,600	17.91 17.91
13 13th	2 Manatee	7 7	68958 $68,958	67952.31 $67,952	19.40 19.40
14 14th	2 Polk	10 10	66407 $66,407	67091.33 $67,091	20.90 20.90
15 15th	2 Lake	7 7	63714 $63,714	65354.40 $65,354	22.39 22.39
16 16th	2 Okaloosa	9 9	61028 $61,028	62599.24 $62,599	23.88 23.88
17 17th	2 Escambia	7 7	59104 $59,104	61804.87 $61,805	25.37 25.37
18 18th	2 St. Johns	7 7	60482 $60,482	61647.13 $61,647	26.87 26.87
19 19th	2 Lee	7 7	63232 $63,232	61623.62 $61,624	28.36 28.36
20 20th	2 Leon	7 7	57691 $57,691	61119.82 $61,120	29.85 29.85
21 21st	2 Seminole	6 6	60636 $60,636	60855.08 $60,855	31.34 31.34
22 22nd	2 Pasco	7 7	60042 $60,042	60746.66 $60,747	32.84 32.84
23 23rd	2 Sarasota	6 6	60138 $60,138	60446.28 $60,446	34.33 34.33
24 24th	2 Clay	7 7	58470 $58,470	58959.36 $58,959	35.82 35.82
25 25th	2 Hernando	7 7	56073 $56,073	57866.87 $57,867	37.31 37.31
26 26th	2 Monroe	7 7	58866 $58,866	57062.82 $57,063	38.81 38.81
27 27th	2 Citrus	7 7	53446 $53,446	56797.02 $56,797	40.30 40.30
28 28th	2 Santa Rosa	7 7	53312 $53,312	56720.93 $56,721	41.79 41.79
29 29th	2 Martin	7 7	54969 $54,969	55434.65 $55,435	43.28 43.28
30 30th	2 Columbia	8 8	53234 $53,234	55411.68 $55,412	44.78 44.78
31 31st	2 Nassau	7 7	54535 $54,535	55219.72 $55,220	46.27 46.27
32 32nd	2 Alachua	6 6	53551 $53,551	55020.03 $55,020	47.76 47.76
33 33rd	2 Indian River	6 6	54253 $54,253	54812.08 $54,812	49.25 49.25
34 34th	2 Marion	6 6	51605 $51,605	53598.88 $53,599	50.75 50.75
35 35th	2 Bay	7 7	50302 $50,302	52633.67 $52,634	52.24 52.24
36 36th	2 Charlotte	6 6	51492 $51,492	52159.64 $52,160	53.73 53.73
37 37th	2 Wakulla	7 7	47866 $47,866	52050.89 $52,051	55.22 55.22
38 38th	2 Flagler	6 6	49481 $49,481	51456.95 $51,457	56.72 56.72
39 39th	2 Okeechobee	7 7	47463 $47,463	49435.48 $49,435	58.21 58.21
40 40th	2 Sumter	6 6	47197 $47,197	48964.62 $48,965	59.70 59.70
41 41st	2 Levy	7 7	44885 $44,885	47770.33 $47,770	61.19 61.19
42 42nd	2 Highlands	6 6	44347 $44,347	47157.59 $47,158	62.69 62.69
43 43rd	2 Calhoun	7 7	43024 $43,024	47092.82 $47,093	64.18 64.18
44 44th	2 Gulf	7 7	43292 $43,292	47025.85 $47,026	65.67 65.67
45 45th	2 Hardee	7 7	44403 $44,403	46398.12 $46,398	67.16 67.16
46 46th	2 Putnam	6 6	42549 $42,549	44605.30 $44,605	68.66 68.66
47 47th	2 Jackson	6 6	39647 $39,647	42973.12 $42,973	70.15 70.15
48 48th	2 Gadsden	6 6	39580 $39,580	42084.00 $42,084	71.64 71.64
49 49th	2 Walton	6 6	40507 $40,507	41562.69 $41,563	73.13 73.13
50 50th	2 Suwannee	6 6	38702 $38,702	41472.35 $41,472	74.63 74.63
51 51st	2 Gilchrist	6 6	39427 $39,427	41345.43 $41,345	76.12 76.12
52 52nd	2 Bradford	5 5	39673 $39,673	41090.63 $41,091	77.61 77.61
53 53rd	2 Hendry	6 6	39263 $39,263	40456.47 $40,456	79.10 79.10
54 54th	2 Washington	6 6	37126 $37,126	40429.05 $40,429	80.60 80.60
55 55th	2 Madison	6 6	36219 $36,219	39879.98 $39,880	82.09 82.09
56 56th	2 Holmes	6 6	36159 $36,159	39717.71 $39,718	83.58 83.58
57 57th	2 Taylor	6 6	36554 $36,554	39368.87 $39,369	85.07 85.07
58 58th	2 Hamilton	6 6	35506 $35,506	38707.08 $38,707	86.57 86.57
59 59th	2 Dixie	6 6	35706 $35,706	38659.59 $38,660	88.06 88.06
60 60th	2 Baker	6 6	37549 $37,549	38646.56 $38,647	89.55 89.55
61 61st	2 Desoto	6 6	37513 $37,513	38641.33 $38,641	91.04 91.04
62 62nd	2 Jefferson	6 6	35513 $35,513	38392.43 $38,392	92.54 92.54
63 63rd	2 Franklin	6 6	35231 $35,231	38361.28 $38,361	94.03 94.03
64 64th	2 Lafayette	6 6	34316 $34,316	37726.47 $37,726	95.52 95.52
65 65th	2 Union	6 6	35625 $35,625	37315.39 $37,315	97.01 97.01
66 66th	2 Liberty	6 6	34006 $34,006	37250.52 $37,251	98.51 98.51
67 67th	2 Glades	6 6	35414 $35,414	36843.53 $36,844	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