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School Employee Salaries

Average Teacher
Compensation = $60,474

In the 2006-07 school year, the average compensation for a Utah public school teacher was $60,474, with an average salary of $41,086 and $19,388 in benefits.

Breakdown of Utah's Average Teacher Compensation, 2006-07
Utah State Office of Education, School Finance & Statistics¹

Graph Notes:

• The benefits offered by school districts and charter schools vary. 

Average Teacher Compensation by School Type, 2006-07 

Find a Public Employee's Salary:

• Look up a specific teacher's salary>> Utah's Right to Know is a database of public information put together by the Salt Lake Tribune. After clicking on the link, select a school district or charter school in either pull-down menu. Then type the name of the person whose salary you're looking for in the box and click "Go".

Compensation by District or Charter School:

• See the average teacher's compensation for a specific school district or charter school>> In the window that opens, click on the fiscal year (FY) that you would like to view under the heading Teacher Salary and Benefits.  The link will download an Excel spreadsheet with two worksheets -- one with compensation data for school districts and another with compensation data for charter schools.

Average School Administrator
Compensation = $90,708

In the 2006-07 school year, the average salary for a Utah public school administrator was $71,320.  Assuming school administrators have similar benefits as school teachers, the average compensations for a Utah public school administrator would be $90,708.  This figure does not include the salaries of school administrators at the state level.

Average Administrator Compensation by School Type, 2006-07 

Find a Public Employee's Salary:

• Look up a specific administrator's salary>> Utah's Right to Know is a database of public information put together by the Salt Lake Tribune. After clicking on the link, select a school district or charter school in either pull-down menu. Then type the name of the person whose salary you're looking for in the box and click "Go".

Compensation by District or Charter School:

• See the average administrator's compensation for a specific school district or charter school>> In the window that opens, click on the fiscal year (FY) that you would like to view under the heading Teacher Salary and Benefits.  The link will download an Excel spreadsheet with two worksheets -- one with compensation data for school districts and another with compensation data for charter schools.

Average Beginning Teacher
Compensation = $34,013 to $59,242

In the 2006-07 school year, the average compensation for beginning public school teachers ranged from $34,013 to $59,242. Unfortunately, we were unable to calculate a statewide average based on the data provided by the Utah State Office of Education.

Average Beginning Teacher Compensation by School Type, 2006-07

Find a Public Employee's Salary:

• Look up a specific teacher's salary>> Utah's Right to Know is a database of public information put together by the Salt Lake Tribune. After clicking on the link, select a school district or charter school in either pull-down menu. Then type the name of the person whose salary you're looking for in the box and click "Go".

Compensation by District or Charter School:

• See the average teacher compensation for a specific school district or charter school>> In the window that opens, click on the fiscal year (FY) that you would like to view under the heading Teacher Salary and Benefits.  The link will download an Excel spreadsheet with two worksheets -- one with compensation data for school districts and another with compensation data for charter schools.

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Sources

• Teacher Salary and Benefits FY2007 from the Utah State Office of Education, School Finance & Statistics, Statistics.
• FTEs by Position FY2007 from the Utah State Office of Education, School Finance & Statistics, Statistics.

Other Resources

• Utah's Right to Know, Utah Public Salaries: Utah's Right to Know is a database of public information put together by the Salt Lake Tribune. After clicking on the link, select a school district or charter school in either pull-down menu. Then type the name of the person whose salary you're looking for in the box and click "Go".
• Utah School District Comparison 2006-07 by the Utah Taxpayers Association based on data from the Utah State Office of Education, School Finance & Statistics, Financial Reports