Superintendent Salaries across Wisconsin

This is a letter to the Editor in the Stevens Point paper about Supt. salaries across Wisconsin.

Maria

LETTER: District needs to look at superintendent position
January 15, 2008
In 2002, the superintendent for Stevens Point school district retired.
At the time of retirement the superintendent salary was $109,459 and
cost of benefits was $30,871.


In 2005, the superintendent for Stevens Point school district left our
district for another job. At the time the superintendent salary was
$130,392 and the cost of benefits was $31,543.


In 2007 our current superintendent for Stevens Point school district
announced plans to retire in June 2008. The current salary is $140,000
and cost of benefits is $40,252.


In six years our district has had three Superintendents. Salaries have
increased 28 percent, and cost of benefits have gone up 30 percent.
Maybe it's time the school board hires a person from our district. I
know we have qualified people to run the district. We need a person
that will be here for more then three years.


When the school board decides on making an offer, please look at
salaries and benefits now being offered in various school districts.


Here are the salaries and benefits for the following school districts'
superintendents:


DC Everest: salary $133,653, benefits $37,848; Eau Claire: salary
$137,636, benefits $53,432; Appleton: salary $147,119, benefits
$45,578; Green Bay: salary $132,132, benefits $44,210; Kimberly area:
salary $121,153, benefits $38,798; LaCrosse: salary $127,576, benefits
$46,838; Wausau: salary $132,864, benefits $61,208; Port Edwards:
salary $98,580, benefits $36,267; Oshkosh: salary $116,896, benefits
$28,669; Nekoosa: salary $101,400, benefits $45,481; Mosinee: salary
$115,708, benefits $34,866; Marshfield: salary $123,630, benefits
$41,890; Iola-Scandinavia: salary $90,200, benefits $35,891; Wautoma:
salary $103,030, benefits $43,801; Wisconsin Rapids: salary $85,500,
benefits $6,541. Wisconsin Rapids is based on 190 work days; all
others are based on 260 work days.


Source of Information: Wisconsin Dept. of public instruction
Statistical information www.dpi.state.wi.us/lbstat


Bob Larson


Stevens Point