State Controller Malia M. Cohen has updated the Government Compensation in California website to include self-reported 2022 salary data for K-12 education employers in the state.
The data cover 467,891 positions and nearly $23.31 billion in wages at employers including public school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education.
While cities, counties, and special districts are required to report salary and benefits data to the State Controller, K-12 education employers are voluntary reporters for the purposes of GCC.
The State Controller’s Office requested data from 1,899 education employers, 424 of whom filed compliant reports.
Another 1,310 K-12 education employers did not file salary data reports, while 165 filed reports that were incomplete or did not comply with reporting guidelines.
In Lake County, the following districts responded:
Kelseyville Unified: 334 employees; total wages, $15,189,689; total retirement and health contribution, $5,897,483.
Lake County Office of Education: 223 employees; total wages, $8,157,199; total retirement and health contribution, $3,116,184.
Lakeport Unified: 300 employees; total wages, $10,807,997; total retirement and health contribution, $4,028,647.
Upper Lake Unified: 173 employees; total wages, $7,439,431; total retirement and health contribution, $2,832,128.
Districts that did not file were Konocti Unified, Lucerne Elementary School District and Middletown Unified.
The top 10 paid educators in Lake County, based on the available reporting, are as follows:
1. Upper Lake Unified superintendent: total wages, $347,151; total retirement and health contribution, $62,478.
2. Kelseyville Unified superintendent: Total wages, $229,775; total retirement and health contribution, $50,919.
3. Lake County superintendent of schools: Total wages, $198,790; total retirement and health contribution, $51,240.
4. Lakeport Unified director of maintenance, operations and transportation: Total wages, $179,935; total retirement and health contribution, $35,264.
5. Upper Lake Unified assistant superintendent: Total wages, $172,776; total retirement and health contribution, $48,147.
6. Upper Lake Unified assistant superintendent: Total wages, $162,666; total retirement and health contribution, $46,999.
7. Upper Lake Unified chief building official: Total wages, $152,249; total retirement and health contribution, $54,206.
8. Lake County Office of Education, senior director of school and district support: Total wages, $152,388; total retirement and health contribution, $36,255.
9. Upper Lake Unified, principal: Total wages, $149,361; total retirement and health contribution, $44,452.
10. Upper Lake Unified, principal: Total wages, $147,997; total retirement and health contribution, $42,713.
As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Cohen is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources.
The controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds.
Cohen is a member of numerous financing authorities, and fiscal and financial oversight entities including the Franchise Tax Board. She also serves on the boards for the nation’s two largest public pension funds.
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State Controller’s Office publishes 2022 K-12 education salary data; four Lake County districts included
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