Teacher Salaries In Montgomery County: How Does Upper Moreland Compare?

UPPER MORELAND, 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 Upper Moreland teacher makes $78,113, data shows. This is the 17th highest mean salary in Montgomery County.

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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