KHTS Radio Santa Clarita Radio – Santa Clarita News
Transparent California released 2015 data for public employee compensation Tuesday, releasing the pay and benefits for more than 800,000 K-12 workers statewide, the group said.
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The report notes county education Superintendent Arturo Delgado’s $347,005 compensation package was the highest of any K-12 worker surveyed in Los Angeles County. The list also cites the average compensation package received by full-time district employees, along with the total cost per student for employee compensation.
The William S. Hart Union High School District made the 10-spot on the list, with a cost per student about 30 percent less than the Los Angeles Unified School District.
A survey of 460 K-12 superintendents statewide revealed the average superintendent collected $213,511 in total compensation.
The salary and benefits listed for the William S. Hart Union High School District superintendent exceeded the average by about $20,000, according to the data reported by Transparent California.
The Saugus Union and Sulphur Springs school district leaders were both more than $30,000 per year below the statewide average for K-12 leaders. No data was listed for Newhall School District or the Castaic Union School District, according to the list available online.
Transparent California research director Robert Fellner expressed concern over the continued growth in retirement costs.
“As more funds are diverted to servicing California’s rising pension debt, less is available for salaries or other educational resources, which is likely to harm both teacher recruitment and student learning.”
Compensation is defined as total wages plus the employer cost of retirement and health benefits. Full-time workers are defined as those receiving a total regular pay amount of at least $25,000.
To explore the data further, please visit TransparentCalifornia.com
| School District | Average FT compensation | Cost per student |
| Pomona Unified | $90,293 | $9,897 |
| Montebello Unified | $94,288 | $8,962 |
| Long Beach Unified | $99,730 | $8,663 |
| Downey Unified | $98,970 | $8,450 |
| Los Angeles Unified | $87,354 | $8,127 |
| Glendale Unified | $87,432 | $7,588 |
| Torrance Unified | $80,196 | $7,353 |
| Antelope Valley Union High | $90,071 | $7,294 |
| Palmdale Elementary | $84,682 | $6,487 |
| William S. Hart Union High | $92,037 | $6,056 |
Transparent California is provided by the Nevada Policy Research Institute as a public service, and it’s dedicated to providing accurate, comprehensive and easily searchable information on the compensation of public employees in California, according to its website.
