How much do Tacoma-area school administrators make? Here are the top 10 positions
Multiple employees in Tacoma-area school districts are making over $250,000 per year, including one administrator who is raking in at least $329,763 a year, according to data from Washington state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The data has been collected through public record requests by McClatchy and compiled into a salary database. The database allows you to search the salaries and benefits of all public school employees in Washington, including Tacoma Public Schools, Clover Park School District, Bethel School District and Puyallup School District.
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Washington was rated as the best state to work in for teachers, ranking first in the nation for salary and compensation and fourth for benefits, based on a study by Scholaroo, a company that helps students find college scholarships.
Here are the top 10 highest-paid positions across the Tacoma, Clover Park, Bethel and Payullup school districts, according to data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Joshua Garcia - Superintendent, Tacoma - $329,763 a year
Base salary: $312,789
Mandatory benefits: $59,050
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Garcia replaced former Tacoma Public Schools superintendent Carla Santorno at the end of the 2021 school year. Garcia was previously the district’s deputy superintendent and is listed in our database as making $329,763, while Santorno is listed as making $345,868 before her retirement.
Ronald Banner - Superintendent, Clover Park - $296,577 a year
Base salary: $240,000
Mandatory benefits: $57,191
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Marie Verhaar - Deputy Superintendent, Tacoma - $284,590 a year
Base salary: $226,117
Mandatory benefits: $45,372
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Thomas Seigel - Superintendent, Bethel - $283,210 a year
Base salary: $230,672
Mandatory benefits: $48,600
Insurance benefits: $12,000
John Polm Jr. - Superintendent, Puyallup - $274,592
Base salary: $218,000
Mandatory benefits: $51,858
Insurance benefits: $11,878
Rosalind Medina - Chief Financial Office, Tacoma - $261,030
Base salary: $231,769
Mandatory benefits: $46,533
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Toni Pace - Deputy Superintendent, Tacoma - $256,626
Base salary: $236,406
Mandatory benefits: $51,620
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Renee Trueblood - General Counsel, Tacoma - $246,716
Base salary: $228,491
Mandatory benefits: $46,017
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Lisa Nolan - Deputy Superintendent, Tacoma - $246,672
Base salary: $220,602
Mandatory benefits: $50,678
Insurance benefits: $12,000
Christopher Williams - Chief Operating Officer, Tacoma - $236,291
Base salary: $226,117
Mandatory benefits: $44,181
Insurance benefits: $12,000
