School district · Washington · LEAID 5302400

Edmonds School District

Edmonds School District sits in the highest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $116,842 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Edmonds School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$116,842
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,588
Per-pupil spending
20,459
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in WA
$116,842

Edmonds School District sits in the highest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $116,842 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $116,842, above the national average of $70,245, serving 20,459 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Edmonds School District sits in the highest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $116,842 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Washington
  • 96th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Edmonds School District ranks #6 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • +24.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Washington median

Among 289 Washington districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Edmonds School District's instructional payroll puts 11.6% into other programs , 4.7 points above the state median of 6.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Edmonds School WA median Gap
Regular program 73.1% 77.4% -4.3 pp
Special education 11.6% 9.4% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.7% 6.3% -2.7 pp
Other programs 11.6% 6.9% +4.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 289 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5302400 · FY2023.

LEAID 5302400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Edmonds School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +32% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P96 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-LARGE 20.5K students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Snohomish FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $116,842 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Washington · P96 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Snohomish ($884est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Edmonds School

Salary neighbourhood · Edmonds School

Edmonds School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Edmonds School

Edmonds School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$116,842 Top 4% higher than 96% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). This entry sits in this band. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Edmonds School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Edmonds School in Washington's upper-third pay band

Same 229 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Edmonds School District ranks #6 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #83 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Edmonds School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Oakville School District leads spending at $35,103 per pupil; Lopez School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Edmonds School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 96% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +24.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Washington's statewide +21.1% by 3.2 points, a growth rate faster than 68% of the 263 Washington districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$116,842.446

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$107,818

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Washington compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Edmonds School District

What the Numbers Say About Edmonds School District

Edmonds School District is a mid-sized school district in Washington, serving 20,459 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,588. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $116,842, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5302400 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Edmonds School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 31.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (66.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 97% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Edmonds School District reports $421.2M in total expenditure against $458.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $100.2M, special-education teacher pay is $16.0M.

How does Edmonds School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Washington average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Edmonds School District $116,842
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Edmonds School District pays +4.7% more than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $20,588 vs $27,288

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Washington districts

On pay, Edmonds School District sits closest to Snohomish School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Everett School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Out-of-state districts near Edmonds School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Edmonds School District: closest on enrollment (20,459 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($116,842 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$458.9M
Total Revenue
$421.2M
Total Expenditure
$159.5M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$100.2M
Regular Program
$16.0M
Special Education
$5.0M
Vocational
$15.9M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Edmonds School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. Edmonds School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 5 of 191, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Washington Districts

Large-district sample from 228 Washington peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmonds School District
What is the average teacher salary in Edmonds School District?

The average teacher salary in Edmonds School District is $116,842 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Edmonds School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Edmonds School District pays 31.9% more than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $116,842.

How does Edmonds School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Edmonds School District pays 66.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $116,842.

What is the per-pupil spending in Edmonds School District?

Edmonds School District spends approximately $20,588 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Edmonds School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Edmonds School District's total expenditure of $421.2M (NCES FY2023).

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