From the office of Representative Carl Ford
♦As we’ve learned, the General Assembly sets the base pay for teachers across North Carolina; local governments may increase that amount. These local governments also determine the rates at which their school administrators and other central office personnel are ultimately paid.
What follows are the salaries (not including monthly healthcare, pension and social security benefits) for each superintendent, by school district. For some perspective, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, June Atkinson, receives $124,676 in annual salary (not including benefits).
The following information is based off payroll data from February 2013 and was provided by the non-partisan staff of the Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly:
| School District |
Base Annual Salary |
Monthly Paycheck |
| Alamance County |
$187,670.88 |
$15,639.24 |
| Alexander County |
$134,090.04 |
$11,174.17 |
| Alleghany County |
$110,424.00 |
$9,202.00 |
| Anson County |
$132,198.00 |
$11,016.50 |
| Ashe County |
$121,713.00 |
$10,142.75 |
| Asheboro City |
$150,735.00 |
$12,561.25 |
| Asheville City |
$168,315.60 |
$14,026.30 |
| Avery County |
$128,532.00 |
$10,711.00 |
| Beaufort County |
$135,984.00 |
$11,332.00 |
| Bertie County |
$120,000.00 |
$10,000.00 |
| Bladen County |
$131,559.96 |
$10,963.33 |
| Brunswick County |
$162,360.08 |
$13,530.01 |
| Buncombe County |
$191,981.84 |
$15,998.49 |
| Burke County |
$143,210.16 |
$11,934.18 |
| Cabarrus County |
$183,215.28 |
$15,267.94 |
| Caldwell County |
$226,095.00 |
$18,841.25 |
| Camden County |
$97,305.84 |
$8,108.82 |
| Carteret County |
$141,680.04 |
$11,806.67 |
| Caswell County |
$138,288.00 |
$11,524.00 |
| Catawba County |
$160,000.08 |
$13,333.34 |
| Chapel Hill/Carrboro |
$197,344.56 |
$16,445.38 |
| Chatham County |
$168,338.52 |
$14,028.21 |
| Cherokee County |
$147,132.00 |
$12,261.00 |
| Chowan County |
$152,790.00 |
$12,732.50 |
| Clay County |
$183,288.00 |
$15,274.00 |
| Cleveland County |
$244,805.12 |
$20,400.43 |
| Clinton City |
$130,491.00 |
$10,874.25 |
| Columbus County |
$123,864.00 |
$10,322.00 |
| Craven County |
$168,000.00 |
$14,000.00 |
| Cumberland County |
$241,344.96 |
$20,112.08 |
| Currituck County |
$135,611.64 |
$11,300.97 |
| Dare County |
$215,770.20 |
$17,980.85 |
| Davidson County |
$204,746.16 |
$17,062.18 |
| Davie County |
$151,800.00 |
$12,650.00 |
| Duplin County |
$134,085.00 |
$11,173.75 |
| Durham Public |
$223,048.56 |
$18,587.38 |
| Edgecombe County |
$148,315.92 |
$12,359.66 |
| Elkin City |
$119,388.00 |
$9,949.00 |
| Forsyth County |
$224,712.00 |
$18,726.00 |
| Franklin County |
$140,162.04 |
$11,680.17 |
| Gaston County |
$180,054.84 |
$15,004.57 |
| Gates County |
$117,764.64 |
$9,813.72 |
| Graham County |
$108,600.00 |
$9,050.00 |
| Granville County |
$193,430.64 |
$16,119.22 |
| Greene County |
$130,980.00 |
$10,915.00 |
| Guilford County |
$301,467.96 |
$25,122.33 |
| Halifax County |
$116,946.72 |
$9,745.56 |
| Harnett County |
$144,144.00 |
$12,012.00 |
| Haywood County |
$127,694.64 |
$10,641.22 |
| Henderson County |
$136,688.54 |
$11,390.71 |
| Hertford County |
$129,368.04 |
$10,780.67 |
| Hickory City |
$156,600.00 |
$13,050.00 |
| Hoke County |
$150,000.00 |
$12,500.00 |
| Hyde County |
$118,128.36 |
$9,844.03 |
| Iredell County |
$176,441.52 |
$14,703.46 |
| Jackson County |
$128,440.00 |
$10,703.33 |
| Johnston County |
$204,518.40 |
$17,043.20 |
| Jones County |
$132,556.00 |
$11,046.33 |
| Kannapolis City |
$141,500.00 |
$11,791.67 |
| Lee County |
$196,239.96 |
$16,353.33 |
| Lenoir County |
$173,840.04 |
$14,486.67 |
| Lexington City |
$145,833.60 |
$12,152.80 |
| Lincoln County |
$161,614.68 |
$13,467.89 |
| Macon County |
$115,200.00 |
$9,600.00 |
| Madison County |
$121,314.24 |
$10,109.52 |
| Martin County |
$131,886.24 |
$10,990.52 |
| McDowell County |
$121,283.52 |
$10,106.96 |
| Mecklenburg County |
$290,316.60 |
$24,193.05 |
| Mitchell County |
$116,553.00 |
$9,712.75 |
| Montgomery County |
$143,997.48 |
$11,999.79 |
| Moore County |
$156,810.66 |
$13,067.56 |
| Mooresville City |
$174,869.04 |
$14,572.42 |
| Mount Airy City |
$118,880.16 |
$9,906.68 |
| Nash County |
$177,146.04 |
$14,762.17 |
| New Hanover County |
$200,000.04 |
$16,666.67 |
| Newton City |
$146,640.00 |
$12,220.00 |
| Northampton County |
$86,824.26 |
$7,235.36 |
| Onslow County |
$200,141.04 |
$16,678.42 |
| Orange County |
$152,267.64 |
$12,688.97 |
| Pamlico County |
$119,424.00 |
$9,952.00 |
| Pasquotank County |
$145,804.08 |
$12,150.34 |
| Pender County |
$146,892.60 |
$12,241.05 |
| Perquimans County |
$126,584.04 |
$10,548.67 |
| Person County |
$149,281.92 |
$12,440.16 |
| Pitt County |
$168,895.32 |
$14,074.61 |
| Polk County |
$114,802.68 |
$9,566.89 |
| Randolph County |
$179,714.16 |
$14,976.18 |
| Richmond County |
$155,136.00 |
$12,928.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids City |
$125,619.00 |
$10,468.25 |
| Robeson County |
$197,188.04 |
$16,432.34 |
| Rockingham County |
$197,772.96 |
$16,481.08 |
| Rowan County |
$201,555.72 |
$16,796.31 |
| Rutherford County |
$141,177.60 |
$11,764.80 |
| Sampson County |
$134,780.04 |
$11,231.67 |
| Scotland County |
$162,754.68 |
$13,562.89 |
| Stanly-Albemarle |
$131,559.96 |
$10,963.33 |
| Stokes County |
$111,320.04 |
$9,276.67 |
| Surry County |
$156,672.00 |
$13,056.00 |
| Swain County |
$128,718.00 |
$10,726.50 |
| Thomasville City |
$173,791.20 |
$14,482.60 |
| Transylvania County |
$115,188.00 |
$9,599.00 |
| Tyrrell County |
$115,384.35 |
$9,615.36 |
| Union County |
$189,999.96 |
$15,833.33 |
| Vance County |
$137,676.36 |
$11,473.03 |
| Wake County |
$120,000.00 |
$10,000.00 |
| Warren County |
$120,377.76 |
$10,031.48 |
| Washington County |
$128,036.04 |
$10,669.67 |
| Watauga County |
$132,000.00 |
$11,000.00 |
| Wayne County |
$184,818.60 |
$15,401.55 |
| Weldon City |
$113,388.00 |
$9,449.00 |
| Whiteville City |
$138,511.80 |
$11,542.65 |
| Wilkes County |
$185,203.00 |
$15,433.58 |
| Wilson County |
$169,950.00 |
$14,162.50 |
| Yadkin County |
$200,928.00 |
$16,744.00 |
| Yancey County |
$97,507.00 |
$8,125.58 |
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