Delaware County Teacher Salaries: How Does Rose Tree Media SD Compare?

MEDIA, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education has recently updated its database to include teacher salary data for 2016-17. Several Delaware County-area school districts are among the highest-paying in the region, according to the data.

So what were Rose Tree Media School District's figures?

According to PDE data, the average teacher in the district has worked there for 16 years and earned a $80,715.36 salary. That gives it the state's 42nd highest average teacher salary.

According to the data, the average salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania is $66,265. (Click here to see the top 50 highest-paying districts in Pennsylvania.)

Here are the average teacher salaries at Delaware County school districts:

(The salary numbers include only base salary and do not take into account money earned from additional duties.)

Radnor Township School District
Average salary: $87,213.76
Number of teachers: 274
Average years of experience: 17

Ridley School District
Average salary: $85,385.82
Number of teachers: 381
Average years of experience: 16

Rose Tree Media School District
Average salary: $80,715.36
Number of teachers: 280
Average years of experience: 16

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
Average salary: $80,646.31
Number of teachers: 256
Average years of experience: 17

School District of Haverford Township
Average salary: $77,867.20
Number of teachers: 388
Average years of experience: 12

Garnet Valley School District
Average salary: $74,816.34
Number of teachers: 355
Average years of experience: 16

Springfield School District

Average salary: $74,438.74
Number of teachers: 249
Average years of experience: 15

Interboro School District

Average salary: $72,902.92
Number of teachers: 267
Average years of experience: 13

Marple Newtown School District
Average salary: $69,358.69
Number of teachers: 248
Average years of experience: 14

William Penn School District
Average salary: $67,824.91
Number of teachers: 315
Average years of experience: 12

Southeast Delco School District
Average salary: $66,967.99
Number of teachers: 268
Average years of experience: 11

Chichester School District

Average salary: $66,128.57
Number of teachers: 245
Average years of experience: 12

Chester-Upland School District

Average salary: $65,152.67
Number of teachers: 200
Average years of experience: 10

Penn Delco School District
Average salary: $64,523.81
Number of teachers: 218
Average years of experience: 11

Upper Darby School District
Average salary: $61,153.79
Number of teachers:794
Average years of experience: 12

You can see all the data here.

With reporting by Kara Seymour

Image via Rose Tree Media School District