Rankings · Pennsylvania
Highest paying school districts in Pennsylvania
Ranked from the districts' own published salary schedules, not from survey averages or self-reported figures. Every row links to that district's full step-and-lane grid and the document it was read from.
- The highest starting bachelor's salary among the 76 indexed Pennsylvania district schedules is Southern Lehigh School District at $77,538 (2026-27).
- The highest single cell on any indexed Pennsylvania grid is Lower Merion School District at $134,481.
- This ranks the 76 Pennsylvania districts whose published schedule is indexed here, out of 500 districts in the state. A district that is not indexed is not ranked.
Highest starting salary on the bachelor's column
| District | Year | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Lehigh School District | 2026-27 | $77,538 | Bachelors | 3,047 |
| 2. Rose Tree Media School District | 2026-27 | $68,300 | Bachelor | 4,188 |
| 3. North Penn School District | 2026-27 | $68,000 | Bachelors | 12,997 |
| 4. Easton Area School District | 2026-27 | $67,030 | Bachelors | 7,978 |
| 5. Warwick School District | 2026-27 | $66,514 | Bachelors | 3,768 |
| 6. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 2026-27 | $65,950 | Bachelor | 3,707 |
| 7. Red Lion Area School District | 2026-27 | $65,644 | Bachelors | 4,767 |
| 8. Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 2026-27 | $65,000 | Bachelor | 6,937 |
| 9. Whitehall-Coplay School District | 2026-27 | $63,789 | BA | 4,169 |
| 10. Chambersburg Area School District | 2026-27 | $63,070 | Bachelors | 9,301 |
| 11. West Chester Area School District | 2026-27 | $62,630 | BS | 12,109 |
| 12. West Shore School District | 2026-27 | $62,250 | Bachelors | 7,449 |
| 13. Abington Heights School District | 2025-26 | $62,111 | BA | 3,461 |
| 14. Downingtown Area School District | 2026-27 | $62,066 | Bachelors | 13,238 |
| 15. Carlisle Area School District | 2026-27 | $61,503 | Bachelor | 5,164 |
| 16. Dover Area School District | 2026-27 | $61,204 | Bachelors | 3,251 |
| 17. State College Area School District | 2026-27 | $61,000 | BA | 6,712 |
| 18. Shippensburg Area School District | 2026-27 | $60,804 | Bachelors | 3,671 |
| 19. Wissahickon School District | 2026-27 | $60,770 | Bachelors | 5,187 |
| 20. Central York School District | 2026-27 | $60,083 | Bachelors | 5,554 |
| 21. Harrisburg City School District | 2026-27 | $59,415 | Bachelors | 6,395 |
| 22. Exeter Township School District | 2026-27 | $57,935 | Bachelors | 3,902 |
| 23. Radnor Township School District | 2026-27 | $57,500 | BA | 3,616 |
| 24. The School District of Philadelphia | 2026-27 | $57,444 | BA | 117,907 |
| 25. Bristol Township School District | 2026-27 | $57,151 | Bachelors | 6,111 |
Highest cell anywhere on the schedule
The top of a schedule is normally the most senior step of the highest education column, so this is what a long-serving teacher with the most credits can reach, not a typical salary.
| District | Year | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Merion School District | 2023-24 | $134,481 | DOCT | 8,518 |
| 2. Wissahickon School District | 2026-27 | $132,443 | Ed.D/Ph.D | 5,187 |
| 3. Cheltenham School District | 2026-27 | $131,346 | D/NBC | 4,232 |
| 4. Upper Dublin School District | 2026-27 | $129,860 | M+30 | 4,102 |
| 5. Council Rock School District | 2026-27 | $129,599 | M+45 | 10,486 |
| 6. Abington School District | 2026-27 | $128,873 | CL-6 Doctorate | 8,608 |
| 7. Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 2026-27 | $128,600 | Doc | 6,937 |
| 8. Centennial School District | 2026-27 | $127,206 | M+36 | 5,382 |
| 9. North Penn School District | 2026-27 | $126,158 | D | 12,997 |
| 10. Upper St. Clair School District | 2026-27 | $126,032 | DOC | 3,967 |
| 11. West Jefferson Hills School District | 2026-27 | $125,173 | M + 45 | 3,403 |
| 12. Rose Tree Media School District | 2026-27 | $124,800 | NBC | 4,188 |
| 13. Great Valley School District | 2025-26 | $124,520 | D | 4,801 |
| 14. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 2026-27 | $122,950 | PhD | 3,707 |
| 15. Lower Moreland Township School District | 2024-25 | $122,540 | M(E)+30 | 2,595 |
| 16. Neshaminy School District | 2026-27 | $121,957 | M+30 | 9,477 |
| 17. Ridley School District | 2026-27 | $121,707 | Masters+45 | 5,645 |
| 18. Radnor Township School District | 2026-27 | $120,250 | PH.D. / M + 60 | 3,616 |
| 19. Bristol Township School District | 2026-27 | $119,807 | EdD | 6,111 |
| 20. Quakertown Community School District | 2026-27 | $117,696 | M+30 | 4,689 |
| 21. Bethel Park School District | 2026-27 | $116,979 | Doctorate | 4,021 |
| 22. Pennsbury School District | 2026-27 | $116,600 | R06 Advanced Professional Educator | 9,596 |
| 23. Gateway School District | 2026-27 | $115,322 | Doc | 3,408 |
| 24. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | 2026-27 | $115,181 | Mast+60 | 3,747 |
| 25. Pennridge School District | 2026-27 | $114,603 | M+30 | 6,284 |
Coverage grows as more Pennsylvania schedules are parsed. See all 500 Pennsylvania districts, or the national rankings.