50 Pennsylvania School Districts Where Teachers Are Paid The Most

We know most teachers don't get into the profession for the money. But it's worth asking: Where do teachers make the most lucrative salaries in Pennsylvania?

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently updated its database to include teacher salary data for 2016-17. And while the average salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania in 2016-17 was $66,265, teachers' paychecks vary greatly district by district.

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In 2016-17, teachers at the Lower Merion School District received the highest average salary in Pennsylvania. Teachers there earned $99,253 on average. Council Rock School District, where teachers make an average of $96,116, is the second highest-paying district in Pennsylvania, according to the data.

Here are the 50 districts in Pennsylvania where teachers make the most, with the average salary in parentheses:

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

1. Lower Merion School District ($99,253)
2. Council Rock School District ($96,116)
3. Centennial School District ($95,199)
4. Upper Merion School District ($93,180)
5. Middle Bucks Institute of Technology ($93,043)
6. Wissahickon School District ($91,672)
7. Neshaminy School District ($90,509)
8. Bristol Borough School District ($90,141)
9. Upper Bucks County Technical School ($89,931)
10. Upper Dublin School District ($89,676 )
11. Quakertown Community School District ($89,610)
12. Colonial School District ($89,555 )
13. Cheltenham School District ($89,045)
14. New Hope-Solebury School District ($88,159)
15. Montour School District ($88,120)
16. Lower Moreland School District ($87,978)
17. Abington School District ($87,294)
18. Radnor Township School District ($87,214)
19. Bristol Township School District ($86,348)
20. Central Montco Technical High School ($85,922)
21. Fox Chapel Area School District ($85,637)
22. Ridley School District ($85,386)
23. Great Valley School District ($85,216)
24. Gateway School District ($84,853)
25. Dallastown Area School District ($84,701)
26. Bucks County Technical High School ($84,651)
27. North Penn School District ($84,458)
28. Bensalem Township School District ($84,284)
29. North Montco Technical Career Center ($83,232)
30. Indiana Area School District ($83,148)
31. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District ($82,984)
32. Jenkintown School District ($82,574)
33. Quaker Valley School District ($82,247)
34. Montgomery County Intermediate Unit ($82,039)
35. Schuylkill Valley School District ($81,827)
36. Pennridge School District ($81,624)
37. Plum Borough School District ($81,076)
38. Catasauqua Area School District ($81,043)
39. York Suburban School District ($80,974)
40. Central Bucks School District ($80,899)
41. Morrisville Borough School District ($80,853)
42. Rose Tree Media School District ($80,715)
43. Upper Perkiomen School District ($80,702)
44. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District ($80,646)
45. North Allegheny School District ($80,497)
46. Parkland School District ($80,159)
47. Chartiers Valley School District ($79,639)
48. Springfield Township School District ($78,753)
49. Norristown Area School District ($78,696)
50. Eastern Center for Arts & Technology ($78,287)

You can see all the data here.