North Hills School District's Highest Paid Teachers

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - More than 100 veteran North Hills School District teachers had base salaries of $94,000 or higher in 2016-17, Pennsylvania Department of Education records indicate.

The salaries don’t represent the teachers’ take-home pay. They exclude compensation earned from any additional duties performed and don’t include the amounts teachers pay for health care and other benefits.

According to the Department of Education, the average salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania in 2016-17 was $66,265, although teachers' paychecks vary greatly by district. The average teacher salary in the North Hills School District was $71,925, the 17th highest average among Allegheny County's 43 school districts.

Most of the educators listed below have years - even decades- of teaching experience and many have advanced degrees. Their 2016-17 salaries, grouped by school:

NORTH HILLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

• $98,406: Lauren Vales

• $97,450: Mark Franks

• $96,495: Barbara Drennen, Kellee Kanith, Jacalynn Karenbauer, Eric Kasperowicz, Melissa Marangoni, Bonnie Rossi, Maria Towers

• $95,540: Susan Biskup, Jeffrey Boulos, John California, Richard Dervak, Frederick Ebert, Debra Everhard, Barbara Foster, Steven Hoza,Thomas Lisak, Lisa Palmer, Jennifer Staudt, Kimberly Wroblewski, Kim Zwicker.

• $94,584: Patrick Carey, James Cassandro, Patrick Clark, Nicholas Hand, Patrick Heil, Jason Hillegas, Michael Scarpaci, David Schopp, Mark Timko, Carmen Washington, Matt Woffington

NORTH HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

• $99,361: Janet Gebhart

• $99,381: Susan Karn

• $98,406: Jill Brooks

• $95,540: Erin Angelo, Dennis Besh, Heather Cobbey, Jennifer Kirsch, Kelly Krecek, Heidi McKenna, Douglas Sundo, Richard Texter

• $94,584: Gretchen Angeloff, Lawrence Dorenkamp, Heidi Kohne, Francesca McTighe, Elizabeth Mitchell, Melanie Naugle, Rosemary Radovic, Thomas Reighard, Richard Roth

HIGHCLIFF ELEMENTARY

• $98,406: Angela Honchar

• $96,495: Kimberly DeMarco, Patricia Figura, J. Kline, Mary Lee Wetmore

• $95,540: Elizabeth Brink, Mark Buccilli, Sherrie Kovach, Taejas Kudva, David Lapp, Karen Morgan

• $94,584: Amy Bialek, Edmund Clark, Lisa DiNapoli, Cynthia Relihan, John Thomas

McINTYRE ELEMENTARY

• $99,361: Anita Rodriguez

• $96,495: Donna Renyck, Elizabeth Spicer, Barbara Weaver

• $95,540: Jeff Lucas, Fred Matheis

• $94,584: Richard Betz, Alice Kress, Heather Logue, Vincent Pollard, Susan Rossetti, Elizabeth Weischedel

• ROSS ELEMENTARY

• $97,450: Debra Harris

• $96,495: Bonnie Ziff

• $95,584: Stephanie Franks, Brian Renk, Linda Stretch

• $95,540: Kathryn Fitzgerald, Nichole Hruska, Valerie Mannino, Helen Mitchell, Kristen Pollard, Karen Rahl, Elizabeth Rava

• $94,584: Charles Gabos, Pamela Jordan

WEST VIEW ELEMENTARY

• $99,361: Linda Martin

• $96,540: Jodi Lamark

• $95,540: Megan Carey, Shannon Diven, Shannon Dzubinski, Nancy Guzan, Martin Richter, Adria Scott, Mary Lou Stefanko.

• $94,584: Barbara Bollens, Paula Lutz, Maria Topich

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