How much does your teacher get paid? The highest paid jobs in Olympia and local schools
Teachers across the Olympia area made as much as $142,723 a year during the 2021 school year, according to data from Washington state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Olympian has found the top paying teacher positions in the Olympia School District, North Thurston Public Schools and the Tumwater School District.
The data has been collected through public records requests by McClatchy to create a salary database that allows you to search public school districts workers’ salaries for the 2020-2021 school year. You can search through it below.
Public school teacher salaries are determined by the level of education and years of service in the school district, according to contracts from the Olympia School District.
Olympia School District
Here are some of the Olympia school district’s highest-paid positions, according to data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Other Teacher Position - $142,723 a year
Base salary: $92,057
Mandatory benefits: $10,757
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Elementary Specialist Teacher- $137,418 a year
Base salary: $110,467
Mandatory benefits: $10,883
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Secondary Teacher- $133,314 a year
Base salary: $92,057
Mandatory benefits: $10,227
Insurance benefits: $12,000
North Thurston Public Schools
Here are some of the North Thurston school district’s highest-paid positions, according to the salary database:
Elementary Specialist Teacher - $140,770 a year
Base salary: $101,546
Mandatory benefits: $27,478
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Other Teacher Position - $136,653 a year
Base salary: $94,212
Mandatory benefits: $23,975
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Secondary Teacher - $136,233 a year
Base salary: $101,544
Mandatory benefits: $32,568
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Tumwater School District
Here are some of the Tumwater school district’s highest-paid positions, according to data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Secondary Teacher - $139,856 a year
Base salary: $95,041
Mandatory benefits: $31,456
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Other Teacher Position- $134,445 a year
Base salary: $95,041
Mandatory benefits: $31,456
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Other Teacher Position- $124,362 a year
Base salary: $95,041
Mandatory benefits: $25,979
Insurance benefits: $12,000
