Geography

• According to the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the average national salary for school superintendents as of 2008 to 2009 was $155,634. Kansas is considered one of the Plains states and educational administrators make approximately 5 percent less than the national average. New England, Far West and Mid East are areas where the salaries for education administrators exceed the national average.
  
  

Average Pay

• The average salary of a superintendent in Kansas as of 2006 was $102,109, according to the "Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in Public Schools" study conducted on an annual basis by the Educational Research Service. The national salary average for superintendents for that year was $116,244.
  
  

Salary Increases

• According to the Kansas State Department of Education, superintendents in Kansas received an average rate increase of $35,000 for the 2007 to 2008 school year. The highest paid superintendents for that school year made an annual salary including benefits over $275,000. The lowest paid superintendent salary for that school year was $19,000.
  
  

Considerations

• Superintendent salaries for schools increase significantly based on total enrollment in their district. The "Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in Public Schools" study noted that the average superintendent in schools with less than 25,000 students made an average of $152,379 in 2006. In schools with more than 25,000 students, the mean salary was $184,928.