Teacher Salaries In Montgomery County: How Does Pottstown Compare?

POTTSTOWN, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education has recently updated its database to include teacher salary data for 2016-17, and several Montgomery County districts came out among the highest-paying in the region.

The average Pottstown teacher makes $58,063, data shows. This is the 25th highest mean salary in Montgomery County, ranking near the the very bottom countywide.

Lower Merion led the state and the County with an average salary of $99,253.

Here are the statistics for Montgomery County, ordered by highest mean salary to lowest:

1. Lower Merion

Average Salary: $99,253

Years of Service: 16

Number of Teachers: 652

2. Upper Merion

Average Salary: $93,180

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 285

3. Wissahickon

Average Salary: $99,253

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 652

4. Upper Dublin

Average Salary: $89,675

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 337

5. Colonial

Average Salary: $89,554

Years of Service: 13

Number of Teachers: 367

6. Cheltenham

Average Salary: $89,044

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 342

7. Lower Moreland

Average Salary: $87,977

Years of Service: 13

Number of Teachers: 157

8. Abington

Average Salary: $87,293

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 504

9. Central Montco Tech

Average Salary: $85,922

Years of Service: 16

Number of Teachers: 21

10. North Penn

Average Salary: $84,457

Years of Service: 16

Number of Teachers: 853

11. North Montco Tech

Average Salary: $83,231

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 44

11. Jenkintown

Average Salary: $82,573

Years of Service: 17

Number of Teachers: 53

12. Montgomery County IU 23

Average Salary: $82,039

Years of Service: 14

Number of Teachers: 174

13. Upper Perkiomen

Average Salary: $80,702

Years of Service: 12

Number of Teachers: 202

14. Springfield Township

Average Salary: $78,752

Years of Service: 14

Number of Teachers: 165

15. Norristown Area

Average Salary: $78,695

Years of Service: 13

Number of Teachers: 487

16. Eastern Center for Arts and Technology

Average Salary: $78,287

Years of Service: 9

Number of Teachers: 15

17. Upper Moreland

Average Salary: $78,113

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 200

18. Hatboro-Horsham

Average Salary: $75,751

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 356

19. Methacton

Average Salary: $75,010

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 369

20. Spring-Ford

Average Salary: $74,863

Years of Service: 15

Number of Teachers: 547

21. Perkiomen Valley

Average Salary: $74,411

Years of Service: 14

Number of Teachers: 357

22. Souderton

Average Salary: $73,249

Years of Service: 14

Number of Teachers: 447

23. Pottsgrove

Average Salary: $68,904

Years of Service: 16

Number of Teachers: 225

24. Western Montgomery

Average Salary: $67,757

Years of Service: 11

Number of Teachers: 22

25. Pottstown

Average Salary: $58,063

Years of Service: 14

Number of Teachers: 224

You can see all the data here.

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