School teacher pay in the St. Louis region

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Find earnings information for credentialed teachers and principals.

Data shown reflects pay for the 2022-2023 school year, except where noted otherwise.

Comparison of pay to experience

This chart shows the relationship between median salary and median years of experience in Missouri for full-time educators at St. Louis-area school districts and charter schools.

Years of experience in Missouri

St. Louis-area school districts and charter schools

The salary data in this section comes from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and it only includes full-time credentialed educators. Please see the About page for other important explanations and caveats.

District Year FT teachersteachers Median salary Median years
in district
Median years
in Missouri ↑
Top earner
Momentum Academy 2022-2023 89 $45,000 2.0 2.0 $160,000
The Biome 2022-2023 24 $55,088 2.0 2.5 $120,698
KIPP St. Louis Public Schools 2022-2023 364 $46,642 2.0 3.0 $115,000
La Salle Charter School 2022-2023 16 $51,252 2.0 3.5 $103,968
The Soulard School 2022-2023 17 $41,359 4.0 4.0 $65,520
Kairos Academies 2022-2023 90 $47,565 1.0 4.0 $175,000
North Side Community School 2022-2023 45 $48,192 3.0 4.0 $170,000
St. Louis Public Schools 2022-2023 1,887 $49,469 4.0 4.0 $270,772
Lift for Life Academy 2022-2023 113 $43,400 2.0 5.0 $138,600
Crystal City School District 2022-2023 64 $42,940 5.0 5.0 $115,618
Grandview School District 2022-2023 76 $35,800 4.0 5.0 $159,133
Winfield School District 2022-2023 171 $37,600 4.0 5.0 $131,840
Riverview Gardens School District 2022-2023 432 $54,600 5.0 5.0 $260,004
Hawthorn Leadership School Girls 2022-2023 20 $57,000 2.0 5.0 $152,250
Troy School District 2022-2023 770 $45,024 5.0 6.0 $221,414
Sunrise School District 2022-2023 48 $35,750 3.0 6.0 $153,170
City Garden Montessori 2022-2023 63 $41,712 2.0 6.0 $108,105
Atlas Public Schools 2022-2023 33 $48,709 2.0 6.0 $165,000
Premier Charter School 2022-2023 150 $46,844 4.0 6.5 $152,696
The Leadership School 2022-2023 3 $43,500 1.0 7.0 $52,000
Orchard Farm School District 2022-2023 270 $55,100 6.0 7.0 $191,100
Normandy Schools Collaborative 2022-2023 281 $58,459 5.0 7.0 $175,000
Lafayette Preparatory Academy 2022-2023 30 $52,062 4.0 7.5 $137,917
Gateway Science Academy/St. Louis 2022-2023 175 $49,350 3.0 8.0 $95,000
Special School District of St. Louis County 2022-2023 4,781 $58,199 8.0 8.0 $264,000
St. Louis Language Immersion School 2022-2023 56 $50,540 2.0 8.0 $154,989
Confluence Academies 2022-2023 260 $52,886 4.0 8.0 $149,460
Wright City School District 2022-2023 194 $48,835 5.0 8.0 $174,720
Missouri School for the Blind 2022-2023 29 $57,360 6.0 8.0 $109,200
St. Clair School District 2022-2023 282 $41,961 6.0 9.0 $144,835
Dunklin School District 2022-2023 191 $47,500 6.0 9.0 $166,829
Silex School District 2022-2023 48 $38,600 3.5 9.0 $98,560
Bayless School District 2022-2023 143 $55,926 6.0 10.0 $188,600
Warren County R-III School District 2022-2023 328 $46,426 6.0 10.0 $166,464
St. Charles School District 2022-2023 643 $57,402 8.0 10.0 $211,917
Northwest School District 2022-2023 643 $48,635 6.0 10.0 $180,000
Lonedell School District 2022-2023 39 $43,190 6.0 10.0 $114,802
University City School District 2022-2023 258 $61,630 6.0 11.0 $218,166
Fort Zumwalt R-II School District 2022-2023 2,109 $52,145 9.0 11.0 $211,835
Wentzville School District 2022-2023 1,882 $58,690 7.0 11.0 $235,000
Sullivan School District 2022-2023 242 $47,175 8.0 11.0 $155,864
Union School District 2022-2023 321 $49,950 6.0 11.0 $192,600
De Soto School District 2022-2023 271 $45,676 7.0 12.0 $160,185
Lindbergh Schools 2022-2023 549 $62,368 8.0 12.0 $233,950
Meramec Valley School District 2022-2023 331 $50,220 8.0 12.0 $175,000
Ritenour School District 2022-2023 506 $64,651 7.0 12.0 $270,232
Franklin County School District 2022-2023 20 $40,050 8.5 12.0 $80,000
Affton School District 2022-2023 228 $56,580 6.0 12.0 $221,708
Mehlville School District 2022-2023 902 $61,250 9.0 13.0 $262,003
New Haven School District 2022-2023 57 $40,425 6.0 13.0 $104,000
Washington School District 2022-2023 450 $51,652 9.0 13.0 $202,325
Hillsboro School District 2022-2023 304 $51,550 10.0 13.0 $171,598
Windsor School District 2022-2023 311 $53,400 11.0 13.0 $157,400
Fox School District 2022-2023 1,161 $56,454 12.0 13.0 $229,175
Elsberry School District 2022-2023 89 $41,550 8.0 13.0 $120,483
Francis Howell School District 2022-2023 1,715 $62,075 10.0 13.0 $205,000
Pattonville School District 2022-2023 576 $69,385 8.0 13.0 $245,000
Valley Park School District 2022-2023 85 $70,127 8.0 13.0 $200,000
Ferguson-Florissant School District 2022-2023 902 $66,728 10.0 13.0 $254,090
Rockwood School District 2022-2023 1,684 $66,596 12.0 14.0 $255,000
Jefferson County R-VII School District 2022-2023 106 $49,930 9.0 14.0 $167,000
Kirkwood School District 2022-2023 476 $73,751 9.0 14.0 $250,213
Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District 2022-2023 173 $61,878 6.0 14.0 $196,730
Spring Bluff School District 2022-2023 22 $48,100 7.5 14.5 $92,207
Hazelwood School District 2022-2023 1,480 $64,291 6.0 15.0 $278,987
Webster Groves School District 2022-2023 381 $71,570 10.0 15.0 $245,321
Ladue School District 2022-2023 417 $75,931 9.0 15.0 $253,689
Parkway School District 2022-2023 1,647 $69,350 11.0 15.0 $291,906
Brentwood School District 2022-2023 101 $68,013 8.0 16.0 $207,818
Festus School District 2022-2023 277 $59,750 11.0 16.0 $175,000
Hancock Place School District 2022-2023 121 $70,000 17.0 17.0 $259,385
Clayton School District 2022-2023 308 $83,199 9.0 18.0 $230,050
Jennings School District 2022-2023 184 $74,282 7.5 19.0 $205,000
Strain-Japan School District 2022-2023 9 $35,756 13.0 20.0 $62,063

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time teachers or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.

Top earners at each district

Name District Position Total pay Years at district
Ming, Miranda Momentum Academy Central Office Admin. $160,000 3
Harris, Julie The Biome School Principal $120,698 3
Patton, Tiffany KIPP St. Louis Public Schools School Principal $115,000 1
Cobb, Lauren La Salle Charter School School Principal $103,968 4
Bishop, Shenika The Soulard School School Principal $65,520 3
Graham, Khalil Kairos Academies Central Office Admin. $175,000 1
Thaman, Douglas North Side Community School Central Office Admin. $170,000 1
Adams, Kelvin St. Louis Public Schools Central Office Admin. $270,772 15
Noble, Katrice Lift for Life Academy Central Office Admin. $138,600 18
Holdinghausen, Matthew Crystal City School District Central Office Admin. $115,618 20
Zoph, Matthew Grandview School District Central Office Admin. $159,133 23
Hamlett, Rod Winfield School District Central Office Admin. $131,840 1
Pruitt-Adams, Joylynn Riverview Gardens School District Central Office Admin. $260,004 2
Morgan, Daphne Hawthorn Leadership School Girls School Principal $152,250 4
Penny, Mark Troy School District Central Office Admin. $221,414 12
Spurgin, Armand Sunrise School District Central Office Admin. $153,170 9
Isom, Crystal City Garden Montessori School Principal $108,105 3
Heckendorn, Colby Atlas Public Schools Central Office Admin. $165,000 2
Frugo, Julie Premier Charter School Central Office Admin. $152,696 23
Browning, Jill The Leadership School Teacher $52,000 1
Steinhoff, Wade Orchard Farm School District Central Office Admin. $191,100 12
Pusateri, Phillip Normandy Schools Collaborative Central Office Admin. $175,000 10
Ranney, Sarah Lafayette Preparatory Academy School Principal $137,917 9
Celik, Nuh Gateway Science Academy/St. Louis School Principal $95,000 10
Keenan, Elizabeth Special School District of St. Louis County Central Office Admin. $264,000 4
Hill, Meghan St. Louis Language Immersion School Central Office Admin. $154,989 11
Hopper, Shane Confluence Academies Supervisor $149,460 4
Berger, Christopher Wright City School District Central Office Admin. $174,720 3
Barney, Geoffrey Missouri School for the Blind Central Office Admin. $109,200 8
Kruse, Kyle St. Clair School District Central Office Admin. $144,835 7
Freeman, Clinton Dunklin School District Central Office Admin. $166,829 6
Heggemann, Nicholas Silex School District Central Office Admin. $98,560 1
Ruzicka, Amelia Bayless School District Central Office Admin. $188,600 15
Klinginsmith, Gregg Warren County R-III School District Central Office Admin. $166,464 9
Sefrit, Jason St. Charles School District Central Office Admin. $211,917 7
Hecktor, Jennifer Northwest School District Central Office Admin. $180,000 1
Ulrich, Jenny Lonedell School District Central Office Admin. $114,802 14
Hardin, Sharonica University City School District Central Office Admin. $218,166 7
Dubray, Bernard Fort Zumwalt R-II School District Central Office Admin. $211,835 41
Tormala, Danielle Wentzville School District Central Office Admin. $235,000 1
Thornsberry, Jana Sullivan School District Central Office Admin. $155,864 27
Hayes, Scott Union School District Central Office Admin. $192,600 7
Isaacson, Josh De Soto School District Central Office Admin. $160,185 11
Lake, Tony Lindbergh Schools Central Office Admin. $233,950 5
Schwierjohn, Carrie Meramec Valley School District Central Office Admin. $175,000 5
Kilbride, Christopher Ritenour School District Central Office Admin. $270,232 24
Oetterer, Kathy Franklin County School District School Principal $80,000 27
Bracht, Nathan Affton School District Central Office Admin. $221,708 11
Gaines, Christopher Mehlville School District Central Office Admin. $262,003 8
Hoener, Joshua New Haven School District Central Office Admin. $104,000 10
Kephart, Jennifer Washington School District Central Office Admin. $202,325 2
Isaacson, Jonathan Hillsboro School District Central Office Admin. $171,598 15
King, Jason Windsor School District Central Office Admin. $157,400 1
Fregeau, Paul Fox School District Central Office Admin. $229,175 2
Reller, Tim Elsberry School District Central Office Admin. $120,483 13
Roumpos, Kenneth Francis Howell School District Central Office Admin. $205,000 3
Nelson, Barry Pattonville School District Central Office Admin. $245,000 26
Dilg, Timothy Valley Park School District Central Office Admin. $200,000 4
Davis, Joseph Ferguson-Florissant School District Central Office Admin. $254,090 8
Cain, Curtis Rockwood School District Central Office Admin. $255,000 1
Johnston, Clint Jefferson County R-VII School District Central Office Admin. $167,000 13
Ulrich, David Kirkwood School District Central Office Admin. $250,213 3
Jamison, Bonita Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District Central Office Admin. $196,730 2
Jenkins, Jeannie Spring Bluff School District Central Office Admin. $92,207 16
Collins-Hart, Nettie Hazelwood School District Central Office Admin. $278,987 7
Simpson, John Webster Groves School District Central Office Admin. $245,321 18
Wipke, James Ladue School District Central Office Admin. $253,689 4
Marty, Keith Parkway School District Central Office Admin. $291,906 12
Lane, Dale Brentwood School District Central Office Admin. $207,818 6
Ruess, Nicholle Festus School District Central Office Admin. $175,000 16
Carl, Kevin Hancock Place School District Central Office Admin. $259,385 12
Patel, Nisha Clayton School District Central Office Admin. $230,050 2
Knight, Paula Jennings School District Central Office Admin. $205,000 2
Vandegriffe, Kathy Strain-Japan School District Central Office Admin. $62,063 3