Compare: Supe Salaries in San Mateo County

That's less than the $183,363 former Superintendent Howard S. Cohen made during the 2010-2011 school year (half of which was paid leave under his resignation agreement with the district). But it falls in the middle range for superintendent salaries in San Mateo County school districts.

Take a look at the table below to see how other school districts compare when it comes to South San Francisco. This data was gathered by Patch.com and the Bay Area News Group through public information requests, and represents money paid during the 2010 calendar year.

School District Superintendent Base Salary Total Cost of Employment (includes overtime pay, contributions to medical, retirement, etc.) Menlo Park City School District Kenneth J. Ranella $241,584 $270,779 San Mateo Union High School District Scott T. Laurence $205,000 $237,430 Hillsborough City School District Anthony H. Ranii $192,000 $218,028 Cabrillo Unified School District Robert B. Gaskill $185,476 $205,662 South San Francisco Unified School District Howard S. Cohen $183,363 $213,197 Sequoia Union High School District James W. Lianides $180,131 $228,159 Jefferson Union High School District Michael J. Crilly $179,501 $229,013 Woodside Elementary School District Diana G. Abbati $176,750 $216,519 Las Lomitas School District Eric C. Hartwig $172,500 $201,808
Ravenswood City School District Maria De La Vega $170,000 $193,879 Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Emerita L. Orta
$168,444 $210,618 San Carlos School District Craig E. Baker $163,465 $208,648 Burlingame School District Dianne Talarico $150,800 $216,514 Redwood City School District Jan Christensen $174,290 $200,714

Vanessa Castaneda contributed to this story.