School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4220730
Salisbury Township SD
Salisbury Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,487 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Salisbury Township SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $100,886
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $29,740
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,487
- Students enrolled
- 91st
- Pct. in PA
Well above benchmark
Salisbury Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,487 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $100,886, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,487 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Salisbury Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,487 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 91st percentile for Pennsylvania
- 91st percentile nationally
- 23% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Salisbury Township SD ranks #46 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
- +4.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median
Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Salisbury Township SD's instructional payroll puts 29.2% into special education , 10.3 points above the state median of 18.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Pennsylvania peer.
| Program | Salisbury Township | PA median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 66.4% | 75.1% | -8.7 pp |
| Special education | 29.2% | 18.8% | +10.3 pp |
| Vocational programs | 0.0% | 1.3% | -1.3 pp |
| Other programs | 4.5% | 3.7% | +0.8 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4220730 · FY2023.
LEAID 4220730 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Salisbury Township F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $100,886 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Pennsylvania · P91 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: State ($210est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Salisbury Township
Salary neighbourhood · Salisbury Township
Salisbury Township 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).
- Altoona · low pole
Altoona · low pole
$70,745 est. salary
- Norristown · near
Norristown · near
$99,322 est. salary
- State · near
State · near
$100,676 est. salary
- Salisbury
Salisbury · this district
$100,886 est. salary
- Tredyffrin-Easttown
Tredyffrin-Easttown · near
$101,868 est. salary
- Lower · top pay
Lower · top pay
$130,841 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Salisbury Township
Salisbury Township SD's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$100,886 Top 9% higher than 91% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Salisbury Township in Pennsylvania's upper-third pay band
Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Farrell Area SD
Farrell Area SD
$144,913 est. avg salary
- Salisbury Township SD
Salisbury Township SD
$100,886 est. avg salary
- Wilkinsburg Borough SD
Wilkinsburg Borough SD
$84,393 est. avg salary
What this shows Salisbury Township SD ranks #46 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #41 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Salisbury Township SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Wilkinsburg Borough SD
Wilkinsburg Borough SD
$61,501 per pupil
- Farrell Area SD
Farrell Area SD
$50,170 per pupil
- Salisbury Township SD
Salisbury Township SD
$29,740 per pupil
What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.
What stands out about Salisbury Township SD
- It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 9.8 points, a growth rate faster than 10% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 1,574 to 1,487 students (5.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
- Its per-pupil spending of $29,740 is among the highest in the nation.
Pennsylvania sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $100,886.076
- Pennsylvania price level
- 97.4 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $103,579
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+3% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.
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 Pennsylvania 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 Salisbury Township SD
What the Numbers Say About Salisbury Township SD
Salisbury Township SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 1,487 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,740. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $100,886, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4220730 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Salisbury Township SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (43.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 91% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Salisbury Township SD reports $44.2M in total expenditure against $48.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.9M, special-education teacher pay is $3.0M.
How does Salisbury Township SD compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Pennsylvania average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Salisbury Township SD pays +35.6% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $29,740 vs $38,060
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 Pennsylvania districts
On pay, Salisbury Township SD sits closest to Carlynton SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ridgway Area SD. 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.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Salisbury Township SD's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Salisbury Township SD: closest on enrollment (1,487 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($100,886 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Salisbury Township SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Salisbury Township SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 46 of 485, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.
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Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Salisbury Township SD
What is the average teacher salary in Salisbury Township SD?
The average teacher salary in Salisbury Township SD is $100,886 (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 Salisbury Township SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?
Salisbury Township SD pays 22.9% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $100,886.
How does Salisbury Township SD teacher pay compare to the national average?
Salisbury Township SD pays 43.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $100,886.
What is the per-pupil spending in Salisbury Township SD?
Salisbury Township SD spends approximately $29,740 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Salisbury Township SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 23% of Salisbury Township SD's total expenditure of $44.2M (NCES FY2023).
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