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Harford County Public Schools

Harford County Public Schools sits in the highest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,570 (above 83% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harford County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$92,570
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,343
Per-pupil spending
38,037
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in MD
$92,570

Harford County Public Schools sits in the highest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,570 (above 83% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $92,570, above the national average of $70,245, serving 38,037 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Harford County Public Schools sits in the highest third of Maryland districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,570 (above 83% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 83rd percentile for Maryland
  • 86th percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Maryland ranks #10 of 49 on the salary estimate and #15 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Harford County Public Schools ranks #4 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil
  • +28.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Maryland median

Among 24 Maryland districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Harford County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 64.2% into regular program , 6.2 points below the state median of 70.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Harford County MD median Gap
Regular program 64.2% 70.4% -6.2 pp
Special education 17.9% 15.1% +2.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 2.6% +1.5 pp
Other programs 13.9% 10.1% +3.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 24 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2400390 · FY2023.

LEAID 2400390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harford County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +10% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-MID P86 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 38.0K students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Frederick FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $92,570 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Maryland · P86 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Frederick (+$189est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harford County

Salary neighbourhood · Harford County

Harford County 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
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National salary distribution for Harford County

Harford County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$92,570 Top 14% higher than 86% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $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. This 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

Harford County in Maryland's upper-third pay band

Same 23 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Harford County Public Schools ranks #4 of 23 Maryland districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 23 by per-pupil spending. Calvert County Public Schools pay #1 at $96,902 is not Kent County Public Schools spending #1 at $26,560 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Harford County Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Kent County Public Schools leads spending at $26,560 per pupil; Calvert County Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Harford County Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +28.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Maryland's statewide +15.2% by 13.7 points, a growth rate faster than 75% of the 24 Maryland districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Maryland prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$92,570.02

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Maryland price level
104.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$88,497

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Harford County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Harford County Public Schools

Harford County Public Schools is a mid-sized school district in Maryland, serving 38,037 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,343. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $92,570, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2400390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Maryland statewide average of $84,383, teacher pay in Harford County Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Maryland, it pays more than 83% of them. Maryland itself ranks #10 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Harford County Public Schools reports $735.7M in total expenditure against $775.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $159.1M, special-education teacher pay is $44.3M.

How does Harford County Public Schools compare?

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

Harford County Public Schools $92,570
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717
Maryland avg $84,383
National avg $70,245

Harford County Public Schools pays +14.7% more than Montgomery County Public Schools · per-pupil $19,343 vs $22,879

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 Maryland districts

On pay, Harford County Public Schools sits closest to Frederick County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Washington County Public Schools. 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Frederick County Public Schools
  2. Baltimore County Public Schools
  3. Washington County Public Schools
  4. Anne Arundel County Public Schools
  5. Howard County Public Schools
  6. Prince George's County Public Schools
  7. Calvert County Public Schools
  8. Carroll County Public Schools
  9. Wicomico County Public Schools
  10. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  11. Cecil County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Washington County Public Schools
  2. Frederick County Public Schools
  3. Charles County Public Schools
  4. St. Mary's County Public Schools
  5. Cecil County Public Schools
  6. Carroll County Public Schools
  7. Anne Arundel County Public Schools
  8. Howard County Public Schools
  9. Baltimore County Public Schools
  10. Calvert County Public Schools
  11. Prince George's County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Harford County Public Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harford County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (38,037 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($92,570 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

$775.0M
Total Revenue
$735.7M
Total Expenditure
$269.7M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$159.1M
Regular Program
$44.3M
Special Education
$10.1M
Vocational
$34.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Harford County Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Maryland Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Maryland districts belongs to Calvert County Public Schools at $96,902. Harford County Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 4 of 24, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Maryland prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Maryland Districts

Large-district sample from 22 Maryland peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Calvert County Public Schools
$96,902
15,461 students
Cecil County Public Schools
$80,422
15,047 students
Wicomico County Public Schools
$84,230
14,900 students
Queen Anne's County Public Schools
$86,435
7,387 students
Worcester County Public Schools
$81,428
6,841 students
Caroline County Public Schools
$80,436
5,667 students

This is a sample of 6 from 22 Maryland districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harford County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Harford County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Harford County Public Schools is $92,570 (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 Harford County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Maryland average?

Harford County Public Schools pays 9.7% more than the Maryland state average of $84,383. The district's average is $92,570.

How does Harford County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Harford County Public Schools pays 31.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $92,570.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harford County Public Schools?

Harford County Public Schools spends approximately $19,343 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Harford County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Harford County Public Schools's total expenditure of $735.7M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Harford County Public Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.