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

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