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Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,075 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,075
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$19,145
Per-pupil spending
1,506
Students enrolled
24th
Pct. in MN
$60,075

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,075 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,075, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,506 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist sits in the lowest third of Minnesota districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,075 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 24th percentile for Minnesota
  • 37th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Minnesota ranks #22 of 49 on the salary estimate and #21 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist ranks #235 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #117 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil
  • +14.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Minnesota median

Among 354 Minnesota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist's instructional payroll puts 17.5% into special education , 2.3 points above the state median of 15.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Minnesota peer.

Program Watertown-Mayer Public MN median Gap
Regular program 78.3% 79.6% -1.3 pp
Special education 17.5% 15.3% +2.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 3.4% +0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 354 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2741910 · FY2023.

LEAID 2741910 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Watertown-Mayer Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P24 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P37 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,506 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hinckley-finlayson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,075 estimated average teacher salary · P24 in Minnesota · P37 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$3,145est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Watertown-Mayer Public

Salary neighbourhood · Watertown-Mayer Public

Watertown-Mayer Public trails 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 Watertown-Mayer Public

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,075 37th percentile higher than 37% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $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

Watertown-Mayer Public in Minnesota's lower-third pay band

Same 310 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist ranks #235 of 310 Minnesota districts by estimated teacher salary and #117 of 310 by per-pupil spending. Bloomington Public School District pay #1 at $101,366 is not Red Rock Central School District spending #1 at $46,321 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Red Rock Central School District leads spending at $46,321 per pupil; Bloomington Public School District leads pay.

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

Minnesota sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,074.627

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Minnesota price level
98.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,112

+2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist

What the Numbers Say About Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist is a small school district in Minnesota, serving 1,506 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,145. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,075, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2741910 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Minnesota statewide average of $68,032, teacher pay in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Minnesota, it pays more than 24% of them. Minnesota itself ranks #22 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist reports $28.8M in total expenditure against $27.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist compare?

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

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist $60,075
Anoka-Hennepin School District $83,820
Minnesota avg $68,032
National avg $70,245

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist pays -28.3% less than Anoka-Hennepin School District · per-pupil $19,145 vs $17,610

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 Minnesota districts

On pay, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist sits closest to Hinckley-finlayson School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Alexandria Public 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. Hinckley-finlayson School District
  2. Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist
  3. Underwood Public School District
  4. Greenway Public School District
  5. Maple Lake Public School District
  6. Central Public School District
  7. Moose Lake Public School District
  8. Stewartville Public School District
  9. Waseca Public School District
  10. Mountain Iron-buhl School District
  11. Dilworth-glyndon-felton
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Alexandria Public School District
  2. Lakeview School District
  3. Win-e-mac School District
  4. Park Rapids Public School District
  5. Rockford Public School District
  6. St. Peter Public School District
  7. Bertha-hewitt Public School Dist.
  8. Northfield Public School District
  9. Ortonville Public Schools
  10. Greenway Public School District
  11. Luverne Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist: closest on enrollment (1,506 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,075 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

$27.6M
Total Revenue
$28.8M
Total Expenditure
$7.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.7M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Minnesota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Minnesota districts belongs to Bloomington Public School District at $101,366. Placed 202 of 250, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Minnesota sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Maine and Nevada are its nearest price peers.

View all Minnesota districts →

Other Minnesota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 315 Minnesota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

St. Anthony-new Brighton Schools
$82,217
1,830 students
Jordan Public School District
$65,741
1,845 students
Windom Public School District
$59,179
1,166 students
Luverne Public School District
$73,012
1,161 students
Roseau Public School District
$81,128
1,152 students
Sauk Centre Public School District
$72,424
1,139 students

This is a sample of 6 from 315 Minnesota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist
What is the average teacher salary in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist?

The average teacher salary in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist is $60,075 (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 Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the Minnesota average?

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist pays 11.7% less than the Minnesota state average of $68,032. The district's average is $60,075.

How does Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist teacher pay compare to the national average?

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist pays 14.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,075.

What is the per-pupil spending in Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist?

Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist spends approximately $19,145 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist's total expenditure of $28.8M (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. Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist'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.