Washington State's school districts vary widely in what they pay teachers, superintendents and principals. Here are average base and total pay levels for key certificated personnel, based on the state Superintendent of Public Instruction's analysis of preliminary personnel data for 2010-11.
MORE IN SOUNDINFO: For individual education employee salary, benefits and experience, see our education employee database.
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You've got questions, we've got answers. SoundInfo is a gateway to information on topics from government salaries to movie times. From public records and our own reporting, we've created searchable databases and interactive maps that will help you navigate life in the South Puget Sound. See editor's overview.
Interactive Crime and Sex Offenders Map
Track police incidents in your neighborhood and keep tabs on Level 2 and 3 sex offender locations with our searchable map from CrimeReports.com.
Government and politics
Public salary databases
Curious about how your tax dollars support public employees through salaries? Search these publicly available databases to find out where the money is going.
- State employees
- Pierce County
- City of Olympia
- City of Lacey
- City of Tumwater
- City of Federal Way
- Thurston County
- Pierce County Library system
- City of Tacoma
- Statewide school employees
- King County
- City of Seattle
- Metro Parks Tacoma
- City of Puyallup
- City of Lakewood
- Pierce Transit
- Sound Transit
- Port of Tacoma
- Port of Seattle
- Military Pay Table
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Public safety
Crime & Sex Offenders Map
Track crime in your neighborhood and keep tabs on the most dangerous sex offenders with our interactive map.
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Housing
FEATURED: Foreclosure Hot Spots
Check out our interactive map to see which areas had the highest foreclosure activity.
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Census and Community
South Sound Interactive Census
Explore your changing community with our interactive census map and database.
MORE: Census story archive.
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Lifestyles & entertainment
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Business & Consumer
Liquor Price Calculator
What's that bottle really cost? Find out the total checkout price of booze under Washington's new privatized liquor system with our online app.
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Education
Transportation
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Outdoors & recreation
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Sports
Western 100
Search our database and interactive map to track high school football players selected for The News Tribune's Western 100 since 2008.
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News Tribune information
125th Anniversary of The News Tribune
The name has changed, and so has the style. But looking back through 125 years of Tacoma newspapers, what is stunning are the things that have not changed.
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