Highest paying school districts in Washington

Ranked from the figures Washington collects from every district, not from survey averages. Each row links to that district's page and the state document behind it.

The highest starting certificated base salary among 53 Washington districts is Ridgefield School District at $69,550.
The highest maximum on any Washington schedule indexed here is Skykomish School District at $133,023.
These are the state's own reference points, not full step grids.

Highest starting salary

District	Starting	Enrollment
Ridgefield School District	$69,550	4,118
Oak Harbor School District	$68,191	5,814
Skykomish School District	$67,908	47
Griffin School District	$67,687	575
Burlington-Edison School District	$66,886	3,336
Sedro-Woolley School District	$66,070	4,540
Snoqualmie Valley School District	$65,914	7,161
Enumclaw School District	$65,884	4,550
Bainbridge Island School District	$65,215	3,554
Conway School District	$64,304	442
Chehalis School District	$63,670	3,145
South Kitsap School District	$63,222	9,297
Yelm School District	$61,131	5,738
Toledo School District	$60,601	857
Northshore School District	$60,267	23,186
Pullman School District	$59,921	2,689
Tumwater School District	$59,641	6,282
Morton School District	$59,250	484
Moses Lake School District	$59,234	8,740
Raymond School District	$59,197	506
Hockinson School District	$59,139	2,058
Hood Canal School District	$58,869	334
Granger School District	$58,540	1,405
Dieringer School District	$58,386	1,439
Othello School District	$57,829	4,712
Nine Mile Falls School District	$57,825	1,433
Southside School District	$57,647	211
College Place School District	$57,482	1,537
Eastmont School District	$57,362	6,089
Zillah School District	$57,359	1,342
Quincy School District	$57,013	3,202
Lake Quinault School District	$56,973	223
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	$56,882	978
Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	$56,407	782
Brinnon School District	$56,364	73
Union Gap School District	$56,257	570
Ephrata School District	$56,089	2,853
Willapa Valley School District	$55,930	369
Adna School District	$55,716	636
Wishkah Valley School District	$55,449	181

Highest maximum on the schedule

District	Maximum	Enrollment
Skykomish School District	$133,023	47
Snoqualmie Valley School District	$129,794	7,161
Oak Harbor School District	$129,677	5,814
South Kitsap School District	$129,362	9,297
Sedro-Woolley School District	$129,330	4,540
Griffin School District	$127,577	575
Bainbridge Island School District	$127,146	3,554
Conway School District	$126,760	442
Burlington-Edison School District	$126,034	3,336
Ridgefield School District	$124,232	4,118
Othello School District	$122,620	4,712
Toledo School District	$120,691	857
Chehalis School District	$120,324	3,145
Yelm School District	$117,430	5,738
Enumclaw School District	$115,854	4,550
Northshore School District	$115,589	23,186
Union Gap School District	$114,916	570
Granger School District	$113,216	1,405
Wishkah Valley School District	$113,005	181
Southside School District	$113,001	211
Pullman School District	$112,940	2,689
College Place School District	$111,588	1,537
Raymond School District	$111,577	506
Hood Canal School District	$111,187	334
Nine Mile Falls School District	$110,992	1,433
Hockinson School District	$110,406	2,058
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	$110,157	978
Moses Lake School District	$109,982	8,740
Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	$108,454	782
Morton School District	$108,350	484
Eastmont School District	$108,118	6,089
Quincy School District	$107,459	3,202
Dieringer School District	$107,418	1,439
Lake Quinault School District	$107,382	223
Pe Ell School District	$106,747	279
Zillah School District	$106,554	1,342
Brinnon School District	$106,235	73
Ephrata School District	$105,715	2,853
Napavine School District	$105,285	811
Entiat School District	$104,697	413

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