Educators Receiving $200k+ Doubles in Five Years

Empire Center ^ | 4/15/2025 | Press Release

[1Old Pro]

The number of school district employees receiving a total compensation of more than $200,000 have more than doubled since 2019, according to new salary data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website.

A total of 75,056 school district employees received six figure compensation – representing nearly one-third (31.3%) of NYSTRS educators. Out of these, 81 educators received more than $300,000, and 1,688 received more than $200,000.

Among the upstate regions, Timothy Backus, who recently retired as the Deputy Superintendent at South Colonie Central School District, topped the list with a total pay of $443,517.

[1Old Pro]

The average for full-time employees – defined here as any employee paid more than the annualized lowest statewide minimum wage – during the 2023-2024 school year was $94,732.

95k a year for 9 months ain't so bad.

[hanamizu]

“The number of school district employees...”

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Although the headline reads ‘educators’, the story says school district employees. Aren’t the custodians in NYC schools paid ridiculously high salaries?

And then there’s the Deputy Superintendent of a school district pulling down more than the President of the United States. And while he works at a school, I doubt he does much ‘educating’.

[1Old Pro]

Although the headline reads ‘educators’, the story says school district employees.

Public schools have lots and lots of "middle management" as well as high paid teachers. Technically they are in "education".

[stanne]

‘Employees’

Not ‘teachers’. A lot of administrators perhaps

[ridesthemiles]

AND——THE KIDS CANNOT READ OR WRITE CURSIVE OR DO MATH !!!!!

[1Old Pro]

The records reflect pay during the fiscal year ending June 30 for teachers, administrators and other members of the state Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS) and March 31 for employees belonging to the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS).

[rottndog]

Pay goes up, results go down. Tell where this happens anywhere but in government...

[ABStrauss]

And they’re worth every penny!

Just consider the excellent product they’re turning out.

[1Old Pro]

Pay goes up, results go down. Tell where this happens anywhere but in government...

Unions are renowned for this inverse relationship.

[PGR88]

NY State is a lot like the old East Germany

Cold, snowy, marxist, controlled elsewhere, people leaving for the West, the only decent jobs are connected to the state and the political regime, while everyone else is falling behind.

[Blurb2350]

The term “teacher” has been replaced with “educator.” This allows overpaid / underworked administrators to be lumped in with classroom instructors — teachers — in media reporting. In this case, you can be sure every damn one of the “educators” getting these huge salaries are educational bureaucrats. In fact you can bet most of them have never spent a day in the classroom.

[1Old Pro]

NY State is a lot like the old East Germany

http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2014/02/14/todays-moment-of-winter-6

[Pajamajan]

bttt

[House Atreides]

But… but… but… teachers are incredibly underpaid and do it only because of their dedication and deep concern for the students. /sarc

[Dick Bachert]

And THIS is what we've been paying for close to 100 years! Cool, huh??

[gildafarrell]

And all that money goes to NEA in union fees which goes back into the demoncRATS coffers.

[1Old Pro]

Yep, public schools are a cancer. I can’t believe we have not seen any reforms.