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Average Teacher Salaries For WI School Districts: State Numbers
The average teacher salary in Wisconsin is more than $54,000. Here is where your district ranks:
MILWAUKEE, WI -- Teacher salaries are always a hot topic here in Wisconsin. How much do we pay the people who help educate our children in our public schools?
According to national and state data, teachers in Wisconsin are earning a middling salary when compared with their counterparts in the rest of the U.S. Scroll down to see district-by-district numbers.
The average Wisconsin teacher salary in 2016-17 was $54,998 according to the National Education Association. The average teacher salary in America was $59,660 - in last-place Mississippi it was less than $43,000 a year.
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The Nicolet School District's average teacher salary topped $75,000 in 2016, good for highest in the state.
The following is the average teacher salary for each district in 2016 (most recent data available via the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction:
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- Nicolet UHS $75,662
- Arrowhead UHS $68,539
- Wilmot UHS $66,821
- Shorewood $66,280
- Swallow $65,846
- Oak Creek-Franklin Joint $65,723
- Muskego-Norway $64,967
- Elmbrook $64,844
- Franklin Public $64,423
- Fox Point J2 $64,236
- Lake Country $63,468
- Kettle Moraine $62,983
- Kaukauna Area $62,815
- Mequon-Thiensville $62,723
- Paris J1 $62,723
- Hamilton $62,556
- Union Grove J1 $62,381
- Greendale $62,367
- Kohler $62,290
- South Milwaukee $62,207
- Sheboygan Area $62,049
- West Bend $61,761
- Waukesha $61,731
- Menomonee Falls $61,586
- Port Washington-Saukville $61,400
- Central/Westosha UHS $61,357
- Burlington Area $60,979
- D C Everest Area $60,851
- Milwaukee $60,521
- Silver Lake J1 $60,372
- Oconomowoc Area $60,268
- Marshfield Unified $60,217
- Greenfield $60,163
- Raymond #14 $60,146
- Hartford UHS $60,066
- Kenosha $60,049
- Glendale-River Hills $59,974
- Wisconsin Rapids $59,884
- Maple Dale-Indian Hill $59,843
- Grafton $59,404
- Waupun $59,383
- Slinger $59,171
- Ashwaubenon $59,165
- Manitowoc $59,141
- Waterford UHS $58,692
- Mukwonago $58,680
- Richmond $58,567
- Cudahy $58,311
- Pewaukee $58,295
- Hartland-Lakeside J3 $58,097
- Mayville $57,948
- Cedarburg $57,944
- Whitefish Bay $57,933
- Central City Cyberschool $57,886
- Watertown Unified $57,866
- Salem $57,848
- Fennimore Community $57,824
- Fond du Lac $57,817
- Germantown $57,696
- Bristol #1 $57,610
- Verona Area $57,548
- Union Grove UHS $57,425
- Wausau $57,419
- Lakeland UHS $57,399
- Elkhorn Area $57,250
- La Crosse $57,212
- Evansville Community $57,200
- Valders Area $57,162
- Seymour Community $57,091
- Wheatland J1 $57,083
- Hudson $56,964
- Three Lakes $56,919
- Superior $56,670
- Neenah Joint $56,658
- Somerset $56,337
- Niagara $56,270
- Tri-County Area $56,267
- Cedar Grove-Belgium Area $56,112
- Stone Bank $56,079
- Lomira $56,057
- Racine Unified $55,991
- Baldwin-Woodville Area $55,990
- Brown Deer $55,985
- Menomonie Area $55,927
- Merton Community $55,904
- Wauwatosa $55,899
- De Pere $55,767
- Platteville $55,656
- Appleton Area $55,641
- Twin Lakes #4 $55,634
- Norris $55,617
- Jefferson $55,576
- Reedsburg $55,518
- Kewaskum $55,409
- New Richmond $55,404
- Lake Geneva J1 $55,360
- Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS $55,309
- Stevens Point Area Public $55,284
- Saint Croix Falls $55,280
- Herman #22 $55,238
- Janesville $55,216
- Amery $55,130
- Saint Francis $55,108
- Little Chute Area $55,019
- Brodhead $54,903
- Cumberland $54,852
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area $54,824
- Ripon Area $54,806
- Whitnall $54,691
- Madison Metropolitan $54,525
- East Troy Community $54,461
- Stoughton Area $54,418
- New Berlin $54,383
- Port Edwards $54,370
- River Falls $54,351
- Beloit $54,350
- Menasha Joint $54,305
- Pardeeville Area $54,304
- Mineral Point Unified $54,279
- Barneveld $54,245
- Darlington Community $54,132
- Mosinee $54,113
- Colfax $53,983
- Iowa-Grant $53,915
- River Valley $53,737
- Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated $53,731
- Waupaca $53,548
- Tomahawk $53,536
- Whitewater Unified $53,484
- Delavan-Darien $53,420
- North Fond du Lac $53,411
- Pulaski Community $53,396
- Plymouth Joint $53,367
- Gibraltar Area $53,362
- Spencer $53,298
- Holmen $53,236
- Lac du Flambeau #1 $53,181
- North Lake $53,074
- Waterford Graded J1 $53,036
- Green Bay Area Public $53,018
- Mishicot $52,953
- Winter $52,933
- Northland Pines $52,925
- Fort Atkinson $52,885
- Oostburg $52,884
- New London $52,879
- North Lakeland $52,860
- Crandon $52,846
- Merrill Area $52,805
- Osceola $52,803
- Milton $52,699
- Chippewa Falls Area Unified $52,691
- Kimberly Area $52,663
- Mount Horeb Area $52,650
- Boscobel Area $52,633
- Freedom Area $52,588
- Howards Grove $52,585
- Two Rivers Public $52,514
- Horicon $52,504
- Riverdale $52,478
- Beloit Turner $52,443
- Hilbert $52,425
- Beaver Dam Unified $52,424
- De Forest Area $52,387
- Rocketship Southside Comm Prep $52,387
- Peshtigo $52,359
- Princeton $52,347
- Altoona $52,314
- Fall Creek $52,269
- Williams Bay $52,192
- Waunakee Community $52,185
- Bayfield $52,164
- Sauk Prairie $52,159
- Parkview $52,062
- Rib Lake $52,044
- Medford Area Public $52,023
- North Cape $52,022
- Rhinelander $51,958
- Walworth J1 $51,931
- Sheboygan Falls $51,903
- Monroe $51,892
- Black Hawk $51,854
- Glenwood City $51,848
- Yorkville J2 $51,847
- New Glarus $51,766
- Reedsville $51,725
- Chilton $51,671
- Sturgeon Bay $51,609
- Ladysmith $51,608
- Dodgeland $51,570
- Oshkosh Area $51,518
- Hartford J1 $51,499
- Saint Croix Central $51,487
- Clintonville $51,454
- Belleville $51,441
- Elk Mound Area $51,428
- Random Lake $51,343
- Hurley $51,306
- Neosho J3 $51,238
- Prescott $51,203
- Rice Lake Area $51,144
- Oconto Unified $51,107
- Randall J1 $51,103
- Elmwood $51,068
- Barron Area $51,067
- West Allis-West Milwaukee $51,039
- Cambria-Friesland $51,031
- Onalaska $51,022
- Milw College Prep--36th St $51,009
- Spring Valley $50,959
- Denmark $50,943
- Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area $50,902
- Kiel Area $50,889
- Wrightstown Community $50,887
- South Shore $50,837
- Randolph $50,793
- Winneconne Community $50,690
- Prairie du Chien Area $50,655
- Portage Community $50,628
- Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau $50,606
- Eau Claire Area $50,582
- Brighton #1 $50,572
- Rosholt $50,527
- Plum City $50,427
- Friess Lake $50,339
- Howard-Suamico $50,308
- Boyceville Community $50,217
- Big Foot UHS $50,175
- Lodi $50,113
- Cornell $50,095
- Edgerton $50,094
- West De Pere $50,061
- Seneca $50,008
- Neillsville $49,965
- Fontana J8 $49,872
- Cameron $49,831
- Dover #1 $49,808
- Rio Community $49,783
- Abbotsford $49,704
- Tomorrow River $49,694
- Hustisford $49,656
- Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah $49,651
- Lake Mills Area $49,615
- Sun Prairie Area $49,611
- Omro $49,589
- River Ridge $49,584
- Genoa City J2 $49,541
- Green Lake $49,541
- Oregon $49,483
- Minocqua J1 $49,416
- Northwood $49,322
- Berlin Area $49,319
- Brillion $49,261
- Drummond Area $49,255
- Oconto Falls Public $49,245
- Phillips $49,137
- Hayward Community $49,130
- Baraboo $49,109
- New Holstein $49,085
- Washington-Caldwell $49,062
- Ellsworth Community $49,017
- Unity $49,010
- Erin $49,000
- Iola-Scandinavia $48,979
- Suring Public $48,954
- Mondovi $48,895
- Oakfield $48,885
- Woodlands Sch $48,884
- Luxemburg-Casco $48,863
- Campbellsport $48,796
- Thorp $48,785
- Shiocton $48,780
- Dodgeville $48,751
- Westfield $48,704
- Weyauwega-Fremont $48,670
- Milw College Prep--North $48,662
- Arcadia $48,657
- Cuba City $48,617
- Wabeno Area $48,617
- Sevastopol $48,612
- Pecatonica Area $48,607
- Northern Ozaukee $48,511
- Clinton Community $48,508
- Viroqua Area $48,499
- Loyal $48,493
- Deerfield Community $48,470
- Lancaster Community $48,447
- Monona Grove $48,421
- Alma $48,410
- Marshall $48,393
- Stratford $48,388
- Athens $48,286
- Wautoma Area $48,270
- Shell Lake $48,261
- Augusta $48,230
- Luck $48,194
- Bloomer $48,188
- Juda $48,175
- Fall River $48,041
- Coleman $48,030
- Hortonville Area $48,023
- Marathon City $48,022
- Woodruff J1 $47,963
- Bonduel $47,946
- Markesan $47,903
- Edgar $47,875
- Stanley-Boyd Area $47,860
- Black River Falls $47,832
- Belmont Community $47,766
- Durand $47,766
- Ashland $47,750
- Bruce $47,725
- Washburn $47,691
- Gilman $47,652
- West Salem $47,644
- Antigo Unified $47,576
- Spooner Area $47,555
- Rosendale-Brandon $47,525
- Chequamegon $47,482
- Crivitz $47,397
- Maple $47,388
- Wisconsin Dells $47,387
- Shawano $47,232
- Kickapoo Area $47,206
- Pepin Area $47,191
- Auburndale $47,164
- Kewaunee $47,144
- Wild Rose $47,019
- McFarland $46,931
- Turtle Lake $46,906
- Wauzeka-Steuben $46,874
- Necedah Area $46,856
- Menominee Indian $46,804
- Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine $46,776
- Johnson Creek $46,666
- Owen-Withee $46,644
- Pittsville $46,623
- Marinette $46,616
- Mauston $46,593
- Tomah Area $46,523
- Clayton $46,416
- Weston $46,327
- Columbus $46,225
- Manawa $46,217
- Downtown Montessori $46,206
- Poynette $46,206
- Southern Door County $46,193
- Southwestern Wisconsin $46,135
- Richland $46,128
- Albany $46,105
- Frederic $46,100
- Wausaukee $46,013
- Nekoosa $46,007
- Clear Lake $46,004
- Tigerton $45,979
- Flambeau $45,958
- Lake Holcombe $45,932
- Webster $45,926
- Osseo-Fairchild $45,897
- Birchwood $45,871
- Laona $45,804
- Wisconsin Heights $45,779
- Cadott Community $45,661
- Florence County $45,660
- Adams-Friendship Area $45,636
- Melrose-Mindoro $45,625
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood $45,620
- Montello $45,541
- Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton $45,484
- New Lisbon $45,382
- Eleva-Strum $45,357
- Cochrane-Fountain City $45,292
- Sparta Area $45,237
- Richfield J1 $45,191
- Algoma $45,178
- Cambridge $45,174
- North Crawford $45,136
- Gillett $45,127
- Westby Area $45,087
- Waterloo $45,013
- Capitol West Academy $45,008
- Lena $44,854
- Escuela Verde $44,845
- Milwaukee Acad of Science $44,830
- Ithaca $44,811
- Linn J4 $44,747
- Geneva J4 $44,685
- Shullsburg $44,679
- Washington $44,648
- Palmyra-Eagle Area $44,629
- Hillsboro $44,608
- Bangor $44,554
- Whitehall $44,496
- Elcho $44,336
- Sch for Early Dvlpt & Achieve $44,313
- Cashton $44,181
- New Auburn $44,156
- De Soto Area $44,145
- Colby $44,034
- Prentice $43,850
- Grantsburg $43,750
- White Lake $43,691
- Rubicon J6 $43,685
- Siren $43,673
- Alma Center $43,538
- Milwaukee Scholars Charter Sch $43,513
- Highland $43,466
- Mercer $43,401
- Potosi $43,304
- Greenwood $43,265
- Seeds of Health Inc $43,246
- Bowler $42,990
- Blair-Taylor $42,944
- Royall $42,901
- Phelps $42,476
- Cassville $42,442
- Wonewoc-Union Center $42,396
- Gresham $42,303
- Milwaukee Collegiate Academy $42,271
- Bruce Guadalupe $42,257
- Mellen $42,212
- Almond-Bancroft $42,022
- Goodman-Armstrong Creek $41,827
- Independence $41,792
- Argyle $41,698
- Sharon J11 $41,444
- Prairie Farm Public $41,372
- Solon Springs $41,333
- La Farge $41,241
- 21st Century Prep Sch $41,128
- Marion $41,101
- Monticello $40,928
- Stockbridge $40,921
- DLH Academy $40,824
- Butternut $40,762
- Linn J6 $40,455
- Norway J7 $40,389
- Benton $40,101
- Gilmanton $39,814
- North Point Lighthouse Charter $39,308
- Woodlands Sch East $38,449
- Milwaukee Math and Science Aca $37,250
- Granton Area $37,008
- Urban Day Sch $36,778
- King's Acad $35,027
- La Casa de Esperanza Charter $34,925
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