School district salaries in the St. Louis region

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School districts

Agency ↑ Year FT employees Median salary Median experience Top earner
Affton School District 2021 218 $62,561.00 10.0 $205,000.00
Bayless School District 2021 150 $53,770.00 8.0 $227,000.00
Brentwood School District 2021 137 $62,004.72 9.0 $191,692.00
Clayton School District 2021 431 $70,830.00 12.0 $241,607.13
Crystal City School District 2021 63 $42,120.00 7.0 $108,188.00
De Soto School District 2021 275 $48,250.00 11.0 $155,235.00
Dunklin School District 2021 207 $46,614.00 Not provided $150,000.00
Elsberry School District 2021 95 $36,754.00 9.0 $111,259.00
Ferguson-Florissant School District 2021 1,255 $57,751.00 9.0 $235,850.00
Festus School District 2021 298 $55,550.00 13.0 $206,789.00
Fort Zumwalt School District 2021 2,331 $48,940.00 10.0 $211,835.00
Fox School District 2021 1,069 $52,509.00 15.0 $182,500.00
Francis Howell School District 2021 2,147 $56,200.28 10.0 $219,642.96
Franklin County School District 2021 17 $38,850.00 6.0 $75,000.00
Grandview School District 2021 76 $36,631.61 5.5 $151,542.00
Hancock Place School District 2021 158 $60,984.50 16.0 $244,519.00
Hazelwood School District 2021 1,995 $55,175.00 Not provided $263,023.35
Hillsboro School District 2021 272 $51,262.00 Not provided $148,730.50
Jefferson School District 2021 156 $44,231.25 9.0 $152,700.00
Jennings School District 2021 247 $62,162.00 9.0 $228,973.26
Kirkwood School District 2021 723 $61,729.00 9.0 $224,000.00
Ladue School District 2021 491 $66,972.00 Not provided $222,346.00
Lindbergh School District 2021 750 $54,417.00 Not provided $218,400.00
Lonedell School District 2021 37 $44,000.00 Not provided $108,222.22
Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District 2021 210 $51,220.10 9.0 $199,000.00
Mehlville School District 2021 1,161 $52,728.00 11.0 $231,147.00
Meramec Valley School District 2021 413 $46,243.00 9.0 $165,000.00
New Haven School District 2021 77 $37,839.96 10.0 $93,000.00
Normandy Schools Collaborative 2021 280 $54,905.22 5.0 $220,999.99
Northwest School District 2021 675 $46,935.00 Not provided $187,170.80
Orchard Farm School District 2021 328 $50,790.00 Not provided $251,225.98
Parkway School District 2021 2,060 $61,600.00 12.0 $277,840.00
Pattonville School District 2021 849 $59,060.00 Not provided $264,500.00
Ritenour School District 2021 609 $56,231.00 8.0 $226,544.00
Riverview Gardens School District 2021 551 $46,122.00 Not provided $198,044.49
Rockwood School District 2021 2,589 $53,019.00 13.0 $231,750.00
Silex School District 2021 47 $39,606.00 5.0 $92,483.00
Special School District of St. Louis County 2021 5,085 $53,913.02 9.0 $249,900.14
Spring Bluff School District 2021 24 $45,850.00 14.0 $85,741.56
St. Charles School District 2021 752 $53,781.00 Not provided $204,751.00
St. Clair School District 2021 246 $38,271.00 Not provided $125,000.00
St. Louis Public Schools 2021 3,188 $43,698.69 6.0 $234,050.18
Strain-Japan School District 2021 10 $35,013.00 3.0 $58,500.00
Sullivan School District 2021 242 $44,850.00 8.0 $137,000.00
Sunrise School District 2021 723 $61,729.00 9.0 $224,000.00
Troy School District 2021 726 $44,824.00 9.0 $208,038.00
Union School District 2021 346 $51,955.06 8.0 $194,832.43
University City School District 2021 269 $61,651.00 7.0 $205,662.11
Valley Park School District 2021 93 $64,516.00 10.0 $185,940.00
Warren County School District 2021 311 $34,003.36 6.0 $122,400.00
Washington School District 2021 512 $48,230.44 10.0 $189,187.19
Webster Groves School District 2021 547 $60,359.52 10.0 $229,381.00
Wentzville School District 2021 2,129 $55,646.00 7.0 $233,969.00
Windsor School District 2021 341 $46,650.00 12.0 $204,220.00
Winfield School District 2021 172 $38,845.00 6.0 $125,629.67

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Top earners at each agency

Name Agency ↑ Position Salary Years at agency
Bracht, Nathan Affton School District Superintendent $205,000.00 10
Tucker, Ronald Bayless School District Superintendent $227,000.00 22
Lane, Dale Brian Brentwood School District Superintendent $191,692.00 5
Doherty, Sean Clayton School District Superintendent $241,607.13 12
Holdinghausen, Matthew Crystal City School District Superintendent $108,188.00 18
Isaacson, Joshua De Soto School District Superintendent $155,235.00 10
Freeman, Clinton J Dunklin School District Superintendent $150,000.00 Not provided
Reller, Tim Elsberry School District Superintendent $111,259.00 12
Davis, Joseph Ferguson-Florissant School District Superintendent $235,850.00 7
Luttrell, Link Festus School District Superintendent $206,789.00 14
Dubray, Bernard Fort Zumwalt School District Superintendent $211,835.00 40
Patel, Nisha Fox School District Superintendent $182,500.00 6
Supple, Kevin Francis Howell School District Chief Operating Officer $219,642.96 17
Oetterer, Kathy Franklin County School District Principal/Superintendent $75,000.00 26
Zoph, Matthew Grandview School District Admin $151,542.00 21
Carl, Kevin Hancock Place School District Superintendent $244,519.00 11
Collins-Hart, Nettie Hazelwood School District Superintendent $263,023.35 Not provided
Isaacson, Jonathan Hillsboro School District Superintendent $148,730.50 Not provided
Johnston, Clint Jefferson School District Superintendent $152,700.00 12
McCoy, Arteveld J Jennings School District Superintendent $228,973.26 6
Ulrich, David Kirkwood School District Superintendent $224,000.00 2
Wipke, James Ladue School District Superintendent $222,346.00 Not provided
Lake, William Lindbergh School District Superintendent $218,400.00 Not provided
Ulrich, Jenny Lonedell School District Superintendent $108,222.22 Not provided
Hall, Karen I Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District Superintendent $199,000.00 14
Gaines, Christopher Mehlville School District Superintendent of Schools $231,147.00 7
Mulford, Jonathan D Meramec Valley School District Superintendent $165,000.00 4
Hoener, Joshua New Haven School District Superintendent $93,000.00 8
Robinson, Marcus Normandy Schools Collaborative Superintendent $220,999.99 2
Kirchhofer, Desmond Northwest School District Superintendent $187,170.80 Not provided
Muzzey, Thomas Orchard Farm School District Superintendent $251,225.98 Not provided
Marty, Keith Parkway School District Superintendent $277,840.00 11
Pecoraro, Timothy A Pattonville School District Superintendent of Schools $264,500.00 Not provided
Kilbride, Christopher Ritenour School District Superintendent $226,544.00 22
Spurgeon, Scott Riverview Gardens School District Superintendent $198,044.49 Not provided
Miles, Mark Rockwood School District Superintendent $231,750.00 3
Hamlett, Rod Silex School District Superintendent $92,483.00 5
Keenan, Elizabeth Special School District of St. Louis County Superintendent $249,900.14 3
Jenkins, Jeannie Spring Bluff School District Superintendent $85,741.56 14
Sefrit, Jason St. Charles School District Administration Twelve Month $204,751.00 Not provided
Kruse, Kyle St. Clair School District Superintendent $125,000.00 Not provided
Adams, Kelvin St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent $234,050.18 13
Vandegriffe, Kathy Strain-Japan School District Superintendent/Principal $58,500.00 2
Thornsberry, Jana Sullivan School District Superintendent $137,000.00 26
Ulrich, David Sunrise School District Superintendent $224,000.00 2
Penny, Mark Troy School District Superintendent $208,038.00 11
Weinhold, Steven P Union School District Superintendent $194,832.43 7
Hardin, Sharonica University City School District Superintendent $205,662.11 6
Dilg, Timothy M. Valley Park School District Superintendent $185,940.00 3
Klinginsmith, Gregg Warren County School District Superintendent $122,400.00 3
Vanleer, Lori Washington School District Superintendent $189,187.19 19
Simpson, John Webster Groves School District Superintendent $229,381.00 17
Cain, Curtis A Wentzville School District Superintendent $233,969.00 9
Holland, Joel Windsor School District Superintendent $204,220.00 13
Williams, Daniel Winfield School District Superintendent $125,629.67 5