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.
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 includes only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affton School District | 2025-2026 | 250 | $69,750 | 6.0 | 12.0 | $250,000 |
| Atlas Public Schools | 2025-2026 | 97 | $50,605 | 2.0 | 4.0 | $180,250 |
| Bayless School District | 2025-2026 | 140 | $65,820 | 7.0 | 11.0 | $268,953 |
| Believe Academy St. Louis | 2025-2026 | 31 | $55,000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | $164,800 |
| Brentwood School District | 2025-2026 | 105 | $77,865 | 9.0 | 16.0 | $213,640 |
| City Garden Montessori | 2025-2026 | 73 | $46,728 | 2.0 | 4.0 | $113,850 |
| Clayton School District | 2025-2026 | 312 | $95,659 | 9.0 | 19.0 | $273,832 |
| Confluence Academies | 2025-2026 | 243 | $60,000 | 4.0 | 10.0 | $162,948 |
| Crystal City School District | 2025-2026 | 64 | $46,941 | 6.0 | 6.0 | $110,000 |
| De Soto School District | 2025-2026 | 281 | $48,000 | 5.0 | 9.0 | $159,500 |
| Dunklin School District | 2025-2026 | 207 | $52,000 | 6.0 | 9.0 | $222,853 |
| Elsberry School District | 2025-2026 | 90 | $45,535 | 7.0 | 11.0 | $130,000 |
| Ferguson-Florissant School District | 2025-2026 | 752 | $67,094 | 6.5 | 11.0 | $230,000 |
| Festus School District | 2025-2026 | 310 | $64,113 | 8.0 | 16.0 | $193,048 |
| Fort Zumwalt School District | 2025-2026 | 1,548 | $61,121 | 10.0 | 14.0 | $240,000 |
| Fox School District | 2025-2026 | 1,154 | $61,486 | 10.0 | 11.0 | $257,134 |
| Francis Howell School District | 2025-2026 | 1,743 | $66,097 | 8.0 | 12.0 | $240,000 |
| Franklin County School District | 2025-2026 | 19 | $45,200 | 6.0 | 11.0 | $87,500 |
| Friendly Academy | 2025-2026 | 17 | $53,000 | 1.0 | 8.0 | $150,000 |
| Gateway Science Academy/St. Louis | 2025-2026 | 208 | $61,500 | 4.5 | 10.0 | $109,800 |
| Grandview School District | 2025-2026 | 308 | $46,000 | 2.0 | 9.0 | $111,300 |
| Hancock Place School District | 2025-2026 | 124 | $68,750 | 11.0 | 14.0 | $297,410 |
| Hazelwood School District | 2025-2026 | 1,529 | $66,127 | 5.0 | 15.0 | $312,125 |
| Hillsboro School District | 2025-2026 | 318 | $54,625 | 8.0 | 13.0 | $220,028 |
| Jefferson County R-VII School District | 2025-2026 | 113 | $52,860 | 7.0 | 13.0 | $155,000 |
| Jennings School District | 2025-2026 | 201 | $74,253 | 4.0 | 10.0 | $264,014 |
| Kairos Academies | 2025-2026 | 43 | $60,000 | 1.0 | 5.0 | $105,000 |
| KIPP St. Louis Public Schools | 2025-2026 | 283 | $54,122 | 3.0 | 5.0 | $175,000 |
| Kirkwood School District | 2025-2026 | 493 | $78,911 | 8.0 | 14.0 | $280,000 |
| Ladue School District | 2025-2026 | 424 | $82,279 | 9.0 | 15.0 | $293,649 |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 2025-2026 | 45 | $63,218 | 5.0 | 8.0 | $180,230 |
| Lift for Life Academy | 2025-2026 | 91 | $51,200 | 3.0 | 7.0 | $157,405 |
| Lindbergh Schools | 2025-2026 | 558 | $69,849 | 9.0 | 14.0 | $270,924 |
| Lonedell School District | 2025-2026 | 39 | $43,500 | 4.0 | 7.0 | $115,000 |
| Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District | 2025-2026 | 165 | $79,946 | 6.0 | 16.0 | $227,835 |
| Mehlville School District | 2025-2026 | 896 | $69,326 | 9.0 | 13.5 | $269,040 |
| Meramec Valley School District | 2025-2026 | 354 | $53,735 | 6.0 | 10.0 | $217,155 |
| Missouri School for the Blind | 2025-2026 | 31 | $63,408 | 5.0 | 10.0 | $127,536 |
| Momentum Academy | 2025-2026 | 81 | $50,110 | 3.0 | 5.0 | $190,000 |
| New Haven School District | 2025-2026 | 63 | $44,750 | 3.0 | 8.0 | $129,000 |
| Normandy Schools Collaborative | 2025-2026 | 273 | $56,302 | 3.0 | 4.0 | $206,000 |
| North Side Community School | 2025-2026 | 64 | $59,310 | 3.0 | 5.0 | $180,353 |
| Northwest School District | 2025-2026 | 621 | $55,622 | 6.0 | 9.0 | $197,636 |
| Orchard Farm School District | 2025-2026 | 332 | $57,600 | 6.0 | 9.0 | $255,000 |
| Parkway School District | 2025-2026 | 1,662 | $72,500 | 11.0 | 16.0 | $253,000 |
| Pattonville School District | 2025-2026 | 631 | $74,840 | 9.0 | 14.0 | $271,594 |
| Premier Charter School | 2025-2026 | 165 | $62,758 | 4.0 | 6.0 | $188,921 |
| Ritenour School District | 2025-2026 | 535 | $74,827 | 6.0 | 14.0 | $312,359 |
| Riverview Gardens School District | 2025-2026 | 461 | $60,294 | 4.0 | 4.0 | $221,270 |
| Rockwood School District | 2025-2026 | 1,721 | $71,032 | 11.0 | 14.0 | $285,000 |
| Silex School District | 2025-2026 | 52 | $37,100 | 4.0 | 5.0 | $108,864 |
| Special School District of St. Louis County | 2025-2026 | 4,800 | $65,168 | 8.0 | 8.0 | $289,866 |
| Spring Bluff School District | 2025-2026 | 24 | $48,975 | 4.5 | 14.0 | $110,000 |
| St. Charles School District | 2025-2026 | 637 | $59,415 | 8.0 | 10.0 | $231,562 |
| St. Clair School District | 2025-2026 | 278 | $44,337 | 5.0 | 7.5 | $150,000 |
| St. Louis Language Immersion School | 2025-2026 | 61 | $55,567 | 3.0 | 10.0 | $177,711 |
| St. Louis Public Schools | 2025-2026 | 2,101 | $55,714 | 5.0 | 5.0 | $195,000 |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | 2025-2026 | 21 | $48,000 | 1.0 | 3.0 | $127,500 |
| Strain-Japan School District | 2025-2026 | 11 | $36,156 | 2.0 | 11.0 | $95,500 |
| Sullivan School District | 2025-2026 | 238 | $51,353 | 8.0 | 11.0 | $135,000 |
| Sunrise School District | 2025-2026 | 46 | $44,850 | 5.0 | 9.0 | $172,530 |
| The Biome | 2025-2026 | 27 | $51,000 | 1.0 | 7.0 | $115,000 |
| The Leadership School | 2025-2026 | 33 | $55,000 | 1.0 | 7.0 | $140,000 |
| The Soulard School | 2025-2026 | 21 | $50,760 | 4.0 | 5.0 | $75,075 |
| Troy School District | 2025-2026 | 909 | $53,424 | 5.0 | 7.0 | $222,500 |
| Union School District | 2025-2026 | 329 | $53,100 | 6.0 | 12.0 | $193,800 |
| University City School District | 2025-2026 | 284 | $70,409 | 6.0 | 8.0 | $264,581 |
| Valley Park School District | 2025-2026 | 81 | $79,125 | 8.0 | 15.0 | $225,750 |
| Warren County R-III School District | 2025-2026 | 367 | $48,979 | 5.0 | 9.0 | $180,117 |
| Washington School District | 2025-2026 | 449 | $58,984 | 9.0 | 14.0 | $214,444 |
| Webster Groves School District | 2025-2026 | 357 | $79,361 | 9.0 | 16.0 | $248,933 |
| Wentzville School District | 2025-2026 | 1,945 | $67,524 | 8.0 | 12.0 | $250,000 |
| Windsor School District | 2025-2026 | 302 | $54,100 | 9.0 | 11.5 | $172,480 |
| Winfield School District | 2025-2026 | 204 | $44,700 | 4.0 | 5.5 | $151,405 |
| Wright City School District | 2025-2026 | 219 | $53,440 | 4.0 | 9.0 | $192,400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracht, Nathan | Affton School District | Central Office Admin. | $250,000 | 14 |
| Heckendorn, Colby | Atlas Public Schools | Central Office Admin. | $180,250 | 5 |
| Lucas, Susan | Bayless School District | Aide | $268,953 | 9 |
| Simmons, Tanesia | Believe Academy St. Louis | Central Office Admin. | $164,800 | 1 |
| Zielinski, Amy | Brentwood School District | Central Office Admin. | $213,640 | 2 |
| Young, Markisha | City Garden Montessori | School Principal | $113,850 | 2 |
| Patel, Nisha | Clayton School District | Central Office Admin. | $273,832 | 5 |
| Burgdorf, Dayle | Confluence Academies | School Principal | $162,948 | 7 |
| Massa, Taylor | Crystal City School District | Central Office Admin. | $110,000 | 19 |
| Farrow, Ron | De Soto School District | Central Office Admin. | $159,500 | 9 |
| Freeman, Clinton | Dunklin School District | Central Office Admin. | $222,853 | 9 |
| Davidson, Jeremy | Elsberry School District | Central Office Admin. | $130,000 | 2 |
| Fields, Howard | Ferguson-Florissant School District | Central Office Admin. | $230,000 | 1 |
| Ruess, Nicholle | Festus School District | Central Office Admin. | $193,048 | 19 |
| St Pierre, Henry | Fort Zumwalt School District | Central Office Admin. | $240,000 | 30 |
| Fregeau, Paul | Fox School District | Central Office Admin. | $257,134 | 5 |
| Delaney, Mark | Francis Howell School District | Central Office Admin. | $240,000 | 18 |
| Freitag, Erica | Franklin County School District | Central Office Admin. | $87,500 | 11 |
| Robinson, Tesha | Friendly Academy | Central Office Admin. | $150,000 | 1 |
| Sagnak, Murat | Gateway Science Academy/St. Louis | Central Office Admin. | $109,800 | 13 |
| Copeland, Kimberly | Grandview School District | School Principal | $111,300 | 1 |
| Carl, Kevin | Hancock Place School District | Central Office Admin. | $297,410 | 15 |
| Collins-Hart, Nettie | Hazelwood School District | Central Office Admin. | $312,125 | 10 |
| Isaacson, Jonathan | Hillsboro School District | Central Office Admin. | $220,028 | 18 |
| Haug, David | Jefferson County R-VII School District | Central Office Admin. | $155,000 | 15 |
| Knight, Paula | Jennings School District | Central Office Admin. | $264,014 | 5 |
| Nduka, Adaure | Kairos Academies | School Principal | $105,000 | 3 |
| Robinson, Erica | KIPP St. Louis Public Schools | Central Office Admin. | $175,000 | 1 |
| Roumpos, Kenneth | Kirkwood School District | Central Office Admin. | $280,000 | 1 |
| Wipke, James | Ladue School District | Central Office Admin. | $293,649 | 7 |
| Ranney, Sarah | Lafayette Preparatory Academy | Central Office Admin. | $180,230 | 12 |
| Noble, Katrice | Lift for Life Academy | Central Office Admin. | $157,405 | 21 |
| Lake, William | Lindbergh Schools | Central Office Admin. | $270,924 | 8 |
| Hiatt, Monica | Lonedell School District | Central Office Admin. | $115,000 | 1 |
| Jamison, Bonita | Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District | Central Office Admin. | $227,835 | 5 |
| Haug, Jeffrey | Mehlville School District | Central Office Admin. | $269,040 | 3 |
| Schwierjohn, Carrie | Meramec Valley School District | Central Office Admin. | $217,155 | 8 |
| Barney, Geoffrey | Missouri School for the Blind | Central Office Admin. | $127,536 | 11 |
| Valerio, Elizabeth | Momentum Academy | Central Office Admin. | $190,000 | 1 |
| Hoener, Joshua | New Haven School District | Central Office Admin. | $129,000 | 13 |
| Triplett, Michael | Normandy Schools Collaborative | Central Office Admin. | $206,000 | 3 |
| Thaman, Doug | North Side Community School | Central Office Admin. | $180,353 | 4 |
| Hecktor, Jennifer | Northwest School District | Central Office Admin. | $197,636 | 4 |
| Steinhoff, Wade | Orchard Farm School District | Central Office Admin. | $255,000 | 15 |
| Schneider, Melissa | Parkway School District | Central Office Admin. | $253,000 | 1 |
| Nelson, Barry | Pattonville School District | Central Office Admin. | $271,594 | 29 |
| Frugo, Julie | Premier Charter School | Central Office Admin. | $188,921 | 26 |
| Kilbride, Christopher | Ritenour School District | Central Office Admin. | $312,359 | 27 |
| Patton, Tanya | Riverview Gardens School District | Central Office Admin. | $221,270 | 6 |
| Cain, Curtis | Rockwood School District | Central Office Admin. | $285,000 | 4 |
| Heggemann, Nicholas | Silex School District | Central Office Admin. | $108,864 | 4 |
| Maclin, Michael | Special School District of St. Louis County | Central Office Admin. | $289,866 | 2 |
| Wnuk, Tina | Spring Bluff School District | Central Office Admin. | $110,000 | 1 |
| Sefrit, Jason | St. Charles School District | Central Office Admin. | $231,562 | 10 |
| Husereau, Melissa | St. Clair School District | Central Office Admin. | $150,000 | 21 |
| Hill, Meghan | St. Louis Language Immersion School | Central Office Admin. | $177,711 | 14 |
| Smith, Latisha | St. Louis Public Schools | Central Office Admin. | $195,000 | 9 |
| Russell-West, Hollie | St. Louis Voices Academy | Central Office Admin. | $127,500 | 3 |
| Vandegriffe, Kathy | Strain-Japan School District | Central Office Admin. | $95,500 | 6 |
| Peregoy, Matthew | Sullivan School District | Central Office Admin. | $135,000 | 11 |
| Spurgin, Armand | Sunrise School District | Central Office Admin. | $172,530 | 12 |
| Myers, Laura | The Biome | School Principal | $115,000 | 3 |
| Moulder, Courtney | The Leadership School | Central Office Admin. | $140,000 | 2 |
| Cross, Amy | The Soulard School | School Principal | $75,075 | 4 |
| Frederickson, Matthew | Troy School District | Central Office Admin. | $222,500 | 2 |
| Mabe, Michael | Union School District | Central Office Admin. | $193,800 | 10 |
| Hardin, Sharonica | University City School District | Central Office Admin. | $264,581 | 10 |
| Dilg, Timothy | Valley Park School District | Central Office Admin. | $225,750 | 7 |
| Klinginsmith, Gregg | Warren County R-III School District | Central Office Admin. | $180,117 | 12 |
| Kephart, Jennifer | Washington School District | Central Office Admin. | $214,444 | 5 |
| Parker, Jana | Webster Groves School District | Central Office Admin. | $248,933 | 1 |
| Bishop, Brian | Wentzville School District | Central Office Admin. | $250,000 | 4 |
| King, Jason | Windsor School District | Central Office Admin. | $172,480 | 4 |
| Hamlett, Rod | Winfield School District | Central Office Admin. | $151,405 | 4 |
| Salvo, Amy | Wright City School District | Central Office Admin. | $192,400 | 2 |