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School district · Washington · LEAID 5306960

Puyallup School District

Puyallup School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (23,104 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Puyallup School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$101,459
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,642
Per-pupil spending
23,104
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in WA
$101,459

Puyallup School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (23,104 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $101,459, above the national average of $70,245, serving 23,104 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Puyallup School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (23,104 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for Washington
  • 91st percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Puyallup School District ranks #37 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #158 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
  • +22.2% 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, Puyallup School District's instructional payroll puts 11.6% into special education , 2.2 points above the state median of 9.4%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Washington peer.

Program Puyallup School WA median Gap
Regular program 76.3% 77.4% -1.1 pp
Special education 11.6% 9.4% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 6.4% 6.3% +0.1 pp
Other programs 5.7% 6.9% -1.2 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 5306960 · FY2023.

LEAID 5306960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Puyallup School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 23.1K students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Evergreen FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $101,459 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in Washington · P91 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Evergreen (+$223est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Puyallup School

Salary neighbourhood · Puyallup School

Puyallup 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 Puyallup School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$101,459 Top 9% higher than 91% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Puyallup 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

What stands out about Puyallup School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$101,459.306

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
$93,623

-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 Puyallup School District

What the Numbers Say About Puyallup School District

Puyallup School District is a mid-sized school district in Washington, serving 23,104 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,642. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $101,459, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5306960 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Puyallup School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (44.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 84% 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, Puyallup School District reports $430.7M in total expenditure against $424.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $94.9M, special-education teacher pay is $14.4M.

How does Puyallup 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.

Puyallup School District $101,459
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Puyallup School District pays -9.1% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $18,642 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, Puyallup School District sits closest to Evergreen School District (Clark); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Pasco 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Evergreen School District (Clark)
  2. Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
  3. Tumwater School District
  4. Moses Lake School District
  5. Pasco School District
  6. Renton School District
  7. Central Kitsap School District
  8. Peninsula School District
  9. North Thurston Public Schools
  10. Snoqualmie Valley School District
  11. Mead School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Pasco School District
  2. Sunnyside School District
  3. Battle Ground School District
  4. Tahoma School District
  5. Tumwater School District
  6. Wenatchee School District
  7. Moses Lake School District
  8. Lake Stevens School District
  9. Olympia School District
  10. Richland School District
  11. Snohomish School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Puyallup School District: closest on enrollment (23,104 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($101,459 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

$424.5M
Total Revenue
$430.7M
Total Expenditure
$145.0M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$94.9M
Regular Program
$14.4M
Special Education
$7.9M
Vocational
$7.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Puyallup 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. Puyallup School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 35 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.

View all Washington districts →

Other Washington Districts

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

Longview School District
$88,751
6,311 students
Eastmont School District
$86,827
6,032 students
Omak School District
$81,764
5,834 students
Northshore School District
$110,559
22,944 students
Evergreen School District (Clark)
$101,682
22,591 students
Vancouver School District
$92,276
22,003 students

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 Puyallup School District
What is the average teacher salary in Puyallup School District?

The average teacher salary in Puyallup School District is $101,459 (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 Puyallup School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Puyallup School District pays 14.6% more than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $101,459.

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

Puyallup School District pays 44.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $101,459.

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

Puyallup School District spends approximately $18,642 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Puyallup School District's total expenditure of $430.7M (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. Puyallup School District'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.